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Bob Herbert (born March 7, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY), is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. His column is syndicated to other newspapers around the country. He is distinguished by his frequent columns on poverty and criticism of the war in Iraq. He has written many works attacking racism and American political apathy towards race issues. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... An Op-Ed is a piece of writing expressing an opinion. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...
Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, reporting regularly on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News." He had worked as a reporter and editor at The Daily News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a columnist and member of its editorial board.
Herbert was a founding panelist of "Sunday Edition," a weekly discussion program on WCBS-TV in New York, and the host of Hotline, a weekly issues program on New York public television.
Herbert received a B.S. degree in journalism from the State University of New York (Empire State College) in 1988.
Herbert gracefully concedes was "bad enough," was to follow John Luttig to his home and shoot him dead as he exited his car, and to steal that car for a one-block joyride.
Herbert deems a "Texas Travesty." To be sure, he recounts a couple of alleged racist statements by jurors or jurors' families sentiments which have utterly no place in a court of law or any decent society, and which Mr.
Herbert goes on to attack Michael Luttig the son of the murdered victim because he dared to assist the prosecution in the case.