Peter Wallsten

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Peter Wallsten is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who covers the White House and national politics. He is also the author, with Tom Hamburger, of One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina and a Chapel Hill native, he worked previously at the Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times, Charlotte Observer and the Congressional Quarterly. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Wallsten is partially blind as a result of macular degeneration. In June 2006, this caused an exchange of words with President George W. Bush at a White House press conference. Unaware of the journalist's medical condition, the president questioned Wallsten's need to wear sunglasses when the sun wasn't visible. Bush has since apologized for the incident.[1]

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  1. ^ Cornwell, Rupert. ""Bush shows his sensitive side, telling blind journalist: 'I'm interested in the shade look'"", The Independent Online, June 16, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. 

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