Mission Accomplished? by Katie Couric - on sale Monday
Katie Couric's first piece of actual hardcore journalism. Katie digs hard into the story behind President Bush's historic visit to the USS Lincoln on May 1, 2003 when he bravely stood on the deck of the ship below a banner that read "Mission Accomplished!" and told the world that major combat operations in Iraq had ended. No longer hostess of NBC's Today show, Ms. Couric was startled to learn on her first day as anchor of CBS's evening news that apparently that information was incorrect. Now, she uses her hardcore journalist techniques to follow the trail from May 1, 2003 until today, determined to figure out exactly what has been going on over there for the past three years if major combat operations are over. In her quest for the truth, she interviews people like Jessica Simpson, Kathy Griffin, Jessie James, and several members of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, all of whom have been over there. The highlight of the book promises to be Jessica Simpson's take on why we are still there, along with the hilarious story about the time she lose her false eyelashes during a scud attack. If this book doesn't prove to the world Katie can cover the real news with the best of them, nothing will.
