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David Brooks Does a U-Turn

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Ronald Reagan, David Brooks, Joe Six-Packs, New York Times, Danny Shea, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, William Buckley, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Jerry Weissman

In his column after the vice presidential debate last week, the New York Times' David Brooks, a man with deep respect for erudition, surprisingly wrot...

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Battle For The West: Voter Roll Purges in CO and NV, State Officials Respond

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Battle for the West, Voter Registration, New York Times, Nevada, Voter Rolls, Voter Fraud, Purge, Colorado, Home News
Ryan Rivera

(AP photo) Colorado and Nevada officials responded on Thursday to Wednesday's New York Times story alleging thousands of voters have been removed fr...

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Man Who Prosecuted Weather Underground Hits Linking Ayers To Obama

Editor&Publisher | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Politics, Bill Ayers, New York Times, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Politics News

Surprising a letter to the editor published in th New York Times today, the chief prosecutor of the Weather Undeground in the 1970s expressed outrage ...

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Drinking While Female

Molly Laas | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living

Read More: New York Times, Food, Frank Bruni, Wine, Chardonnay, Living News
Molly Laas

For a while I have puzzled over the phenomenon Frank Bruni describes in his Times piece on gender roles in the dining room, and not for lack of someth...

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Shame on the New York Times

Gary Rosen | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Hannity Andy Martin, Sean Hannity, Andy Martin, Media News
Gary Rosen

The New York Times may be too genteel to state unequivocally that the main source for a major network documentary on "Obama Personal Ties" is a virulent anti-Semite.

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A Poll-Pushing Political Junkie Speaks Out

Deanie Mills | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, Political Junkie, Washington Post, Cbs, Gallup, Barack Obama, Rasmussin, Swing States, Cnn, Sarah Palin, New York Times, Fox News, Poll-Pushing, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Nbc, Home News
Deanie Mills

I couldn't take it. I was running all around the Internet, searching frantically, desperately, for someone, ANYONE who could SHOW ME THE GRAPH!!!

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New York Times To Shut Down IHT.com As NYTimes.com Goes Global

Forbes | James Erik Abels | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: International Herald Tribune, New York Times, IHT.Com, IHT, Media News

The New York Times' Web site is getting more global, and IHT.com is going bye-bye. The Times told staff in an internal e-mail Tuesday that the paper'...

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Bill Keller: McCain's Bias Claims Make Me Want To "Find The Toughest McCain Story We've Got And Put It On The Front Page"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Keller John McCain, New York Times, New Yorker Festival, John McCain New York Times, Bill Keller, Nyt Mccain Bias, Media News

At this weekend's New Yorker Festival, Ken Auletta moderated a panel called "Covering the Campaign" with Bill Keller, Jack Shafer, Peggy Noonan and Ta...

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Financial Crisis Bailout Riddled With Conflicts of Interest

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Freddie Mac, Hank Paulson, Wall Street, Bloomberg, Fannie Mae, Pimco, Bailout, Bill Gross, New York Times, William H. Gross, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The people with the same rapacious mindset that got us to this dangerous place at huge profit to themselves are now being asked by Paulson to serve themselves up to another helping.

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Ventriloquism in Print: Sarah Palin as Medium for Bill Kristol?

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Kristol, New York Times, Obama, Attacks on Character, Palin, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Bill Kristol, Jeremiah Wright, William Kristol, Media News
William E. Jackson Jr.

The New York Times should liberate this "fifth columnist" from his contract so that he is free to officially join the Palin campaign.

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Sarah's Sentences

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Tina Fey Sarah Palin, David Brooks, Katie Couric, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey SNL, The Coversation, Sarah Palin, Gail Collins, Politics News
Jerry Weissman

The New York Times has a feature called "The Conversation" in which two of its star writers, David Brooks, their Republican-leaning columnist, and Gai...

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Question for Gov. Palin: Who Would Jesus Smear?

David Quigg | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lee Atwater, Todd Palin, Negative Attacks, Terrorism, Cindy McCain, Negative Campaigning, Smears, Bill Ayers, Sarah Palin, New York Times, William Ayers, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics, Media, 2008 Election, Palin Alaska Independence Party, Alaska Independence Party, Politics News
David Quigg

If Palin won't repent for us and won't repent for America, I hope she'll at least remember Lee Atwater's dying remorse and restrain herself for her own sake.

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The Sulzbergers: Inside The Family That Controls The New York Times

New York Magazine | Joe Hagan | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media

Read More: New York Times Dividend, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., New York Times, New York Times Company, Sulzberger Ochs Family, Sulzberger Heirs, Media News

Dave Golden couldn't stay at the paper mill forever. It was too tied to the family business, too laden with expectations. So he set off to find himsel...

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Lump in the Throat Memoir: Helene Cooper's Story of the Disintegration of Nation and Family

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Rice Tax, House at Sugar Beach, Rape, Africa, Military Takeover, Revolution, Randolph Cooper, Eunice Cooper, New York Times, Liberia, Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Helene Cooper, William Tolbert, Media News
Steve Clemons

What got me was how Helene Cooper who is a top tier journalist in the United States survived the assault on her life and basic identity -- and then remade herself.

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News Flash: Palin Reads a Newspaper, Now Qualified for VP

Bob Ostertag | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Breaking Politics News, New York Times, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Media News
Bob Ostertag

Even with this sudden move to the political center, Palin sought to reassure her supporters on the right by completely misunderstanding the Times article she was referring to.

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New York Times Plays Race Card to Raise Circulation

Trey Ellis | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama, New York Times, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Media News
Trey Ellis

The New York Times' non-story about Obama's casual relationship with Bill Ayers is their version of the odiously unfunny New Yorker cover of Obama dressed like a terrorist.

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Reading The Pictures: New York Times Plays The Ayers Card

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Obama Ayers New York Times, Obama Ayers Weathermen, Obama Ayers, Barack Obama, Weathermen, Bill Ayers, Media News
Michael Shaw

With Obama opening up a strong lead in the polls, it's hard not to feel the Times is adhering to some juvenile rule of parity in which each candidate gets whacked in turn.

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Times "Metro" Section: R.I.P.

Ruth Hochberger | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

Read More: NYT Metro Section, Newspapers, Metro Section, City News, Nyt, New York Times, Daily Newspapers, New York City, Media News
Ruth Hochberger

While other newspapers in the country are emphasizing local news to stem the tide of those turning to the Web for their information, the Times is leaving us devoted city readers to the tabloids for our city news.

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VP Debate: Apparently, Not Imploding Is Enough If You're "Just Like Us"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Uppity, Palin Intelligence, Palin Talking Points, Joe Biden, Anti-Intellectual, Ron Burgundy, Vice Presidential Debate, New York Daily News, New York Post, Sarah Palin, Palin Russia, Palin Bailout, Gwen Ifill, Palin Supreme Court Cases, New York Times, Washington Post, Tina Fey, Tina Fey Palin Snl, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

In the end, this isn't even about Palin. It's about us. Any society with its priorities straight would have watched Palin last night and, regardless of ideological beliefs, ruled her out as a candidate for the vice presidency.

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Wall Street Credit Crash Threatens To Tank U.S. Auto Industry

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Credit Crunch, Offthebus, Automakers, Unemployment, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Subprime Loans, Detroit, Center for Automotive Research, Chevy Cruze, Gm, Volt, Credit Crisis, 2008 Election, Paris Auto Show, Ford Motor Co, Ka, Detroit Automakers, Cnn, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Michigan, Auto Loan, Home Equity Loans, New York Times, Fixing the Health Insurance Industry, Forbes, Auto Industry, Executive Compensation, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Every job lost on Wall Street impacts two-to-three jobs on the outside. By comparison, every job lost at an auto plant impacts nearly 10 jobs on the outside... We don't want to know what happens if the domestic auto industry gets away from us."

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McCain And The Times Are Both Gamblers

Mark Evitt | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Gambling, New York Times, Indian Reservations, John McCain, Home News
Mark Evitt

There's no question the Times' gambling story is damaging. It tells how McCain gleefully investigated rivals during the probe into lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with American Indian tribes.

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Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Automotive News, GMC Truck, Americans, Saturn, Buick, Scion xB, Subprime Car Loans, Honda, Toyota Sales, Bentley, North Dallas Forty, Vw, Maybach, Palin, Original Equipment Manufacturer, General Motors, Bush/McCain, Bailout, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Peter Gent, US Senate, Nissan, Mini, Subprime Loans, Hummer, Hyundai, OEM, Saabs, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Acura, Volvo, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Cars, Pontiac, Cars, Rolls-Royce, Mercury, Bmw, Smart Car, Subprime Mortgages, Lincoln, Infiniti, New York Times, Lexus, Audi, Southeast, Alaska, CNW Research, Cadillac, Business News
Steve Parker

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

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Health News You Won't Read About in the New York Times

Doug Bremner | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Accutane, Health, Birth Defect, Vitamins, Animal Testing, Pregnancy, New York Times, Fda, Living News
Doug Bremner

Here's a forgotten chapter from pharmaceutical history. The acne drug, Accutane, manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, has been associated with hundreds of birth defects.

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Jason Linkins

NYT Op-Ed Dismisses McCain As 'Impulsive, Impetuous and Impatient'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, John McCain, Politics News

The McCain campaign has made it pretty clear in recent weeks that any or all criticism of their candidate from the New York Times is a product of bein...

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Jed Lewison

This Is In The Tank?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Barack Obama, Politics News

I missed this New York Times headline from earlier in the week: In a Time of Crisis, Is Obama Too Cool? Simple answer: no. And a question for the NYT....

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