I Love This Story: Political reporting at its best:

Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he "didn't want to see any stories" quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

You know they were giggling at the desk over that one. Thanks to NPR and TNR for picking that one up.

This is even better than the "open secret" wire story a few months back in which Colin Powell, delivering a briefing on background, actually referred to his job (something like, "as the secretary of State, it is my duty . . ." etc.). The wire story quoted that part of his speech, so it was wholly obvious who was speaking. Yet, keeping to the journalist's code on reporting background information, the writer dutifully identified the speaker only as "a senior administration official."