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A Post article on the failure of the Senate to approve President Obama’s job bill included quotes or cites from “a senior White House official” and “a senior Senate Democratic aide.” It is difficult to see any reason that the statements in the piece should have been printed without attribution. If the sources were not willing to go on record, then their comments or insights should not have been presented to readers.