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About Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller has been with The New York Times since 1995, first as a feature writer on the metro staff and later as a correspondent at the Times’ Washington bureau. Most recently, she has reported on the Bush administration’s policies and plans regarding the war in Iraq.
Previously, she was with the Washington Post for 13 years. Her assignments there included Tokyo correspondent (1989-1991), New Dehli correspondent (1985-1987) and Washington social and political writer for the Style section (1979-1984). She began her career as a staff writer in the Gulf Coast bureau of The Miami Herald in 1977.
She is the author of the books “May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India” and “The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family.” Her work also appeared in the book “The Best American Political Writing 2003.”