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The story takes the form of a series of news clippings and transcripts from December 7, 1941 through June 1942. The story details the United States' entry into World War II as President Franklin D. Roosevelt is faced with harsh criticism from and strict scrutiny by the American press. The press attacks the Roosevelt Administration for not being prepared for the December 7 attack, as well as bringing on the attack by ignorantly imposing an oil embargo on Japan. As the war progresses on a similar track as in OTL, the press is constantly second-guessing the Administration and pondering the value of the war. Soon, the press is revealing important American secrets, questioning the morality of spying on the Axis, decrying the poor state of American technology, and giving away planned attacks day

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  • News From the Front
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  • The story takes the form of a series of news clippings and transcripts from December 7, 1941 through June 1942. The story details the United States' entry into World War II as President Franklin D. Roosevelt is faced with harsh criticism from and strict scrutiny by the American press. The press attacks the Roosevelt Administration for not being prepared for the December 7 attack, as well as bringing on the attack by ignorantly imposing an oil embargo on Japan. As the war progresses on a similar track as in OTL, the press is constantly second-guessing the Administration and pondering the value of the war. Soon, the press is revealing important American secrets, questioning the morality of spying on the Axis, decrying the poor state of American technology, and giving away planned attacks day
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  • June, 2007
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  • Isaac Asimov's
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  • John Allemand
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  • The story takes the form of a series of news clippings and transcripts from December 7, 1941 through June 1942. The story details the United States' entry into World War II as President Franklin D. Roosevelt is faced with harsh criticism from and strict scrutiny by the American press. The press attacks the Roosevelt Administration for not being prepared for the December 7 attack, as well as bringing on the attack by ignorantly imposing an oil embargo on Japan. As the war progresses on a similar track as in OTL, the press is constantly second-guessing the Administration and pondering the value of the war. Soon, the press is revealing important American secrets, questioning the morality of spying on the Axis, decrying the poor state of American technology, and giving away planned attacks days before they are to take place, leading to their failures. Most importantly, Midway results in a complete disaster. In the meantime, protests are heating up throughout the country, and a group of celebrities take it upon themselves to sail to Japan and Germany to offer peace. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is fairing no better in Great Britain. Things reach a head when Vice President Henry Wallace breaks with the administration and publicly attacks Roosevelt's honesty. Calls for impeachment grew louder throughout the country and finally, in June 1942, Congress began the impeachment process.
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