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Murray S. Waas (born December 20, 1971)〔(Facebook page ) as of July 13, 2009〕 is an American freelance investigative journalist known most recently for his coverage of the White House planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and ensuing controversies and American political scandals such as the Plame affair (also known as the "CIA leak grand jury investigation", the "CIA leak scandal", and "Plamegate"). His articles about such matters have appeared in ''National Journal'', where he has worked as a staff correspondent and contributing editor, ''The Atlantic'', and, earlier ''the American Prospect''.〔Matt Welch, ("Salon's Coverage Commands Respect for Net Journalists" ), ''Online Journalism Review'' (Annenberg School for Communication at USC), (April 30, 1998). Retrieved August 26, 2007.〕 Waas also comments on contemporary American political controversies in his personal blogs ''Whatever Already!'' and at ''The Huffington Post''. An "instant book", the United States v. I. Lewis Libby which he edited, with research assistance by Jeff Lomonaco, was published by Union Square Press (an imprint of Sterling Publishing) in June 2007.〔Press release, Sterling Publishing, March 6, 2007, ("Press Room" ): (US_v_ILewisLibby_Release.doc ) (Downloadable document file); cf. (catalogue description ); both retrieved June 21, 2007. (The downloadable press release file is misnamed; it is not a ".pdf" file; it is a ".doc" file. )〕〔For related information, see Murray Waas, ("A Book" ), ''Whatever Already!'' (blog), March 6, 2007 and ("Book Party" ), ''Whatever Already!'' (blog), June 20, 2007; both retrieved June 21, 2007.〕 ==Personal history== Waas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and originally hoped to have a career in law and city politics ("To be the district attorney and mayor of the City of Philadelphia"), but he dropped out of George Washington University before graduating.〔Liz Halloran, ("A Muckraker's Day in the Sun" ), interview with Murray Waas, ''U.S. News and World Report''. (May 15, 2006) Retrieved April 29, 2007.〕 In 1987, when Waas was only twenty-six years old, he learned that he had a life-threatening "advanced form" of cancer. On June 26, 2006, ''Washington Post'' media writer Howard Kurtz disclosed that Waas had been told that he had an "incurable Stage C" cancer and faced a "terminal diagnosis."〔Howard Kurtz, ("Writer Sat on His Own Life-and-Death Story." ). ''The Washington Post''. (June 25, 2006). C-01. Retrieved June 21, 2007.〕〔Murray Waas, ("A Reporter's Bias" ) ''The Huffington Post''. (June 26, 2006). Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕〔Murray Waas, ("The Wag Time Pet Spa Conspiracy ... And a Cancer Survivor's Right to Respect" ), ''The Huffington Post'' (personal blog). (December 21, 2006). Retrieved June 21, 2007; contains hyperlink to Kurtz's article and his own related blog entries.〕 Subsequently, Waas successfully sued the George Washington University Medical Center, which had negligently "failed to diagnose his cancer, winning a $650,000 judgment ... in a 1992 verdict ... upheld by the D.C. Court of Appeals."〔 Although, according to a pathologist hired by Waas to testify in the case, "90% of () patients die within two years," Waas survived and was later declared "cancer-free."〔〔 His recovery and survival were later described as a "miracle" by the medical team treating him.〔Howard Kurtz, Reuters, via ''Common Dreams''. (April 24, 2010). Retrieved May 10, 2011.〕 The story not only caused considerable public outrage, but led Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and President Barack Obama, to call on WellPoint to end the practice.〔("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Urges WellPoint to Immediately Stop Dropping Coverage for Women with Breast Cancer" ) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services press release. (April 23, 2010). Retrieved May 21, 2011.〕〔Michele Gershberg, ("U.S. to WellPoint: Stop Dropping Breast Cancer Patients" )Reuters. (April 23, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2011.〕〔Avery Johnson and Dinah Wisenberg Brin, ("War of Words Heats Up Between Obama, WellPoint," ). ''Wall Street Journal''. (May 11, 2010). Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 Pressured by the Obama administration, WellPoint and the nation's other largest health insurers agreed to immediately end the practice.〔("End to Rescission and More Good News" ). ''New York Times'' (editorial). (May 2, 2010). Retrieved May 10, 2010.〕 Waas was credited with saving the lives of countless other cancer patients like himself, and making sure that thousands of other people did not have their insurance unfairly canceled.〔〔Timothy Noah, ("Obama vs. WellPoint: How the Insurance Giant's Bad Behavior Advances Health Reform" ) Slate. (May 20, 2010). Retrieved May 20, 2011.〕〔Reynolds staff,("''Reuters'' and '' Milwaukee Journal'' Receive 2010 Barlett & Steele Awards," ) Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, Walter Cronkite School, Arizona State University. (October 4, 2010). Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 He won the Barlett & Steele Award for Business Investigative Reporting from the Walter Cronkite School of Arizona State University as well as other honors for the stories.〔〔Jim Impoco, ("Thomson Reuters Wins 5 SABEW Best in the Business Awards" ) ''Reuters''. 9March 23, 2010). Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murray Waas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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