Former President To Address Washington Times Birthday Bash

Former president George H. W. Bush will deliver the keynote address at the 25th anniversary celebration for The Washington Times (TWT) newspaper, which is owned by a company affiliated with Reverend Sun Myung Moon. One former reporter with the paper, George Archibald, recently wrote, "I cannot think of a worse period in the TWT newsroom's history since the paper's founding in May 1982 in terms of low reporter and editor morale and low productivity when it comes to really important breaking news scoops." Moon has sunk approximately $3 billion into the paper, which suffers from low circulation. However, Bill Berkowitz notes that "Moon is clearly still drawing A-listers into his sphere, as evidenced by the upcoming appearance of George H.W. Bush at the paper's anniversary bash." Moon will also be in attendance and address the celebration.