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Jackie Spinner: Reporting From Iraq
A collection of Post reporter Jackie Spinner's reporting from and about Iraq:
Helping Children Authors Tell Their Tales
Like any author, 9-year-old Ashlynn Hicks wanted the first line of her book to be the perfect opener -- in her case, to a tale about a bad dream.
 

Tell Them I Didn't Cry

Jackie Spinner
Jackie Spinner is the author, with Jenny Spinner, of "Tell Them I Didn't Cry," a book about her experience reporting in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. The book was published by Scribner in February 2006. Spinner came to The Post in 1995 to work on the paper's Financial desk. She has a bachelor's in journalism from Southern Illinois University and a master's from the University of California at Berkeley. She did the Post-Duke University fellowship in the fall of 2002.

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Kidnapped Journalist's Family Asks for Release
Washington Post staff writer Jackie Spinner, former Baghdad bureau chief who is a friend of kidnapped journalist Jill Carroll, discusses Carroll's time as a reporter in Iraq and her captors' threats to kill her unless all female prisoners in military custody are released by Friday.

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The Amman Bomber Who Failed
Washington Post staff writer Jackie Spinner will be online from Amman to discuss the arrest of the female bomber, the ongoing investigation of the terror attacks and the results of a news conference held today by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who is in the region.
Students Learning From the Ground Up: NVCC Beautification Is a Teaching Tool (Post, May 11, 2008, Page PW01)
 
The Deal That Sealed National Harbor: Partnership Between Developer, Pr. George's Leader Brought Project to Life (Post, April 25, 2008, Page B01)
 
Fields of Bluebells Help Ring In Spring: Traditional Walk at Fairfax Park Lures Admirers of Species Native to Virginia (Post, April 15, 2008, Page B02)
 
Filling a Growing Need: At a Farm in Va., Volunteers Raise Produce to Donate to Food Banks (Post, April 13, 2008, Page C01)
 
Near Pentagon, How Green Lady Bird's Garden Grows: Outdoor Outreach Extends to Children (Post, April 13, 2008, Page SM10)
 
Va. Soldier Succumbs to Wounds: On Web, Sergeant Wrote of 'Big Dreams for Me and My Kids' (Post, April 4, 2008, Page B03)
 
NORTHWEST HOUSING: Official Rejects Deal In Rent-Hike Dispute At Kennedy-Warren (Post, March 29, 2008, Page B04)
 
In an Homage to Lady Bird, How Green the Gardens Grow: Outdoor Legacy Broadens to Include Children (Post, March 27, 2008, Page GZ03)
 
DYKE MARSH WILDLIFE PRESERVE: Protecting a Tidal Habitat From Pollution and Erosion (Post, March 22, 2008, Page B05)
 
George Washington's Gardener Slept Here: Using Letters, Records and Timber Samples, Preservationists Rebuild House 'as Old as Our Country' (Post, March 13, 2008, Page B06)
 
Today's Lesson: Major Disaster: Military Medical School Simulates Chaotic Situations (Post, March 10, 2008, Page B04)
 
HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Despite City Law, Few Assisted Living Centers Licensed (Post, March 3, 2008, Page B05)
 
NORTHWEST: Rent Strike Ends At Historic Building (Post, February 27, 2008, Page B04)
 
WILLIAM AND MARY: Nichol Supporter Quits Board in Protest (Post, February 21, 2008, Page B03)
 
Tenants at Fabled Kennedy-Warren Stage a Rent Strike (Post, January 25, 2008, Page B01)
 
Self Serve: At the Singles' Cooking Class, a Few Rules Can Liberate Or Intimidate (Post, January 23, 2008, Page F01)
 
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Mount Rainier Council to Vote On Becoming 'Sanctuary' City (Post, January 20, 2008, Page C04)
 
Illness, Race Tied In Study Of Care: Comparisons Made At Nursing Homes (Post, January 15, 2008, Page B01)
 
Muslim Women Who Become Homeless Have Limited Options (Post, December 29, 2007, Page B01)
 
VIRGINIA: Volunteer Band Finds Inspiration in Ties to Civil War (Post, December 26, 2007, Page B03)
 
Two Turtledoves, My Love: Maids-a-Milking? Gone. The Whole List? Money Doesn't Grow on Pear Trees. (Post, December 20, 2007, Page B01)
 
Darkened Part of Park Trail Near Metro to Get Lighting: Decision Comes After Years of Debate, Recent Robberies (Post, December 7, 2007, Page B05)
 
Hope Floats in Prince George's As People's Harbor Is Shaped: Port Towns Area Can Comment on Design Proposals (Post, November 29, 2007, Page B01)
 
In a Starched City, Selling T-Shirt Subversion: Three Guys on Capitol Hill Poke Fun at the Absurdity All Around (Post, November 29, 2007, Page DZ01)
 
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