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About That Piece on Transracial Adoptions in the New York Times...

Deborah Douglas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: National Association of Black Social Workers, Black Children, Interracial-Adoption, Black Adoptees, New York Times, Asian Adoptees, Race, Transracial Adoption, African Americans, Adoption, Living News
Deborah Douglas

The Asian-adoptee identity crisis reported in the Times might finally lend credence to what black social workers have been saying all along: Ethnic and racial identity matters.

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The Delusions of Alessandra Stanley

Barry Levinson | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Poliwood, Alessandra Stanley, Tv Reviews, Barry Levinson, Hbo, Media News
Barry Levinson

I am about to do something that, for the most part, is never done. I am going to criticize a critic. Filmmakers are never supposed to respond to a critic about their work. But in this case, I feel compelled.

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The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Whites, Harlem, Poverty, Gabourey Sidibe, Real Estate, Race, Hollywood, Barack Obama, New York, Rodney King, South Africa, Unemployed, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Blacks, Paula Patton, Lee Daniels, Michael Mccollom, Brooklyn, Sapphire, Push, Mo'Nique, Armand White, A. O. Scott, Divas, The Color Purple, New York Press, Mariah Carey, New York Times, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

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Jobless Recovery: New York Times Op-Ed On The Worst Job Market Since WWII

nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obma, Job Market, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Jobless Recovery, New York Times, Jobs, Stimulus, Business News

If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...

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The "Goldilocks Principle" and Afghan War Options

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George Ball, George Kahin, Rand Corporation, Afghanistan Occupation, President Barack Obama, Juan Cole, Lindsey Graham, The Nation, Peter Baker, Afghanistan War, William Polk, American War in Afghanistan, Nato, American Military Forces, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Goldilocks Principle, William Westmoreland, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, New York Times, General Stanley McChrystal, Joe Lieberman, Afghanistan, Lyndon Johnson, Undersecretary of State George Ball, Helene Cooper, Robert Dryfuss, Vietnamization, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

General McChrystal's recommendation for more troops and material has a distinctly Westmorelandian flavor to it. If approved, it could create an additional $40 to$80 billion per annum in war costs.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin Called "Financial Equivalent" To Judy Miller By NYT Colleagues

New York Magazine | Gabriel Sherman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Judy Miller, New York Times, Judith Miller, Media News

Some of his antagonists in the newsroom wonder what, in the end, his privileged access is in the service of. "It's the Jon Stewart question," one seni...

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The Price of Oil and the Massacre at Fort Hood

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Energy, Islamic Society of North America, Politics, Fort Hood, New York Post, Saudi Arabia, Oil, New York Times, Muslim Community Center, Major Nidal Hasan, Center for Islamic Pluralism, Stephen Suleyman Schwatz, Wahhabi, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The relationship between the price of oil and the slaughter that took place at Fort Hood is hardly as far-fetched as it would appear.

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Hell No! We Won't Send Our Tax Dollars to China

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Keith Bradsher, European Union Chamber of Commerce, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Washington D.C., U.S. Renewable Energy Group, Cielo Wind Power, Buy China, China, Manufacturing Policy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Jorg Wuttke, Japan, Wind Turbine, Off-Shored, West Texas, South Korea, Buy American, Detroit Automakers, New York Times, Stimulus Act, Industrial Policy, Stimulus Bill, Shenyang, World News
Leo W. Gerard

China doesn't consider America first or the remainder of the world first. And that's what the USA must do. We need an industrial policy that makes no apologies for putting America and American workers first.

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: India, Aterciopelados, Summer Olympics Beijing 2008, U.N. Department of Public Information, Emmanuel Jal, U.N. Day Concert 2009 a Tribute to Peacekeeping, Humanitarian, Shankhar Mahadevan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, The War Against War, Angelique Kidjo, Cnn International, Jayashri Wyatt, Sierra Leone, Global Citizens, Wyclef Jean, Lauren Saffa, U.N. Secretary General, Norway, Lang Lang, Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, Earth Wind and Fire, Xian Song & Dance Troupe, Africa, Zahir Hussain, Senegal, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cotonou, U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operation, Oslo, Education Sans Mutilation, Wikipedia, Rwanda, Melissa Etheridge, Sting, South Asia, Berlin Philharmonic, Entwined Twins, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Pakistan, Isha Sesay, Culture Project, You Are Not Alone, Amnesty International, Blood Diamond, Shrinivas Uppalapu, Julianne Hoffenberg, John Mahavishnu McLaughlin, Benin, New York, Junoon, Barack Obama, Time 100, Colombia, Killing Me Softly, Ghatam, The First Time Ever, General Assembly, Salman Ahmad, Fisher Stevens, Interfaith Dialogue, Thought Leaders, Steven Lawrence, China, Bbc, Allan Buchman, National Geographic, Day-O, United Nations, Jim Luce, Harry Belafonte, Paris, Injustice, Vienna Philharmonic, Sudan, She Mama Africa, Selvaganesh Vinayakaram, Malaika, Cancion Protesta, John Lee, Sister Fa, Samir Chatterjee, Blue Helmets, Roberta Flack Singing, War Child Film, Berlin, Grammy-Award, Mridangam, Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Nile Rodgers, Indi-Jazz Fusion, Afghanistan, Kanjira, Eleanor Roosevelt, Freedom of Expression Award, Nobel Peace Prize, We Are the World, Alain Le Roy, God Grew Tired of Us, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, The Price of Silence, Two Sheps That Pass., Female Genital Mutilation, Emma McCune, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, New York Times, U.N. Peacekeepers, Swahili, Alicia Keys, Hutu-Tutsi Conflict, Sufi Rock, Remember Shakti, Michael Owen, USA for Africa, New York News
Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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UPDATED: Top Authors, and Editor, in NYT Book Review Ethics Dispute

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.07.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Iraq, George Packer, Mark Danner, Books, New York Times Book Review, Sam Tanenhaus, Media News
Greg Mitchell

What's unusual about Mark Danner's letter to the Times concerning the review of his current book is that the Times publishes it this coming Sunday at full 1400-word length.

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Actor Matthew Marsden Hides Right-Wing Political Views

Jackson Williams | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Hawk Down, Jerry Falwell, Council for National Policy, Pat Boone, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Willis, Media, Michelle Bachman, Austin American Statesman, Rambo, Dixie Chicks, Forum on the Family, Nra, Phyllis Schlafly, Matthew Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Gary Sinise, James Dobson, Eagle Forum, Moral Majority, Austin, Barry Levinson, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Discovery Institute, Poliwood, Ed Meese, Creative Coalition, Barbra Streisand, Texas, Edwin Meese, Hollywood, Left Behind Books, Tim LaHay, Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Left Behind, George Gilder, Miranda Ruling, Mel Gibson, Entertainment, Chuck Norris, Charlton Heston, New York Times, Tim Pawlenty, Tony Perkins, Politics News
Jackson Williams

If Matthew Marsden is really honored to hang out with anti-gay, religious-right hate mongers -- and that's who he flew halfway across the country to be with in private -- then he should do it in the light of day.

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Tell Us: What Should Restaurant Diners Never Do?

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Maitre D, Dining Out, Restaurants, Host, New York Times, Chef, Waiters, Waitresses, Hostess, Restaurant Staffers, New York Times Restaurants, Restaurant Etiquette, Etiquette, Diner Rules, Style News
Craig

The New York Times has published the "100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do." Clearly this is a contentious relationship. Now it's time to turn the tables.

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Exercise and Your Immune System: Warding off H1N1 One Dead Rodent at a Time

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Research, Running, Health, Exercise, Swine Flu, H1n1, Fitness, New York Times, Marathons, Vaccines, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Does exercise really boost your immune system? Two new studies examine this connection and the results are not as clear cut as everyone would like to believe.

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Fifty-Sixth Millionth Couple

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 11.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marriage, Obama Marriage, Michelle Obama, Happily Ever After, Oval Office, New York Times, New York Comedy Festival, Tennis, Date Night, Barack Obama, Couples, Comedy News
Annabelle Gurwitch

The first couple has tried to preserve their "date night tradition." We have too -- maybe we can double? On our most recent date night, we couldn't actually afford to leave our bedroom.

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Joint Chiefs: Don't Mess With Dwell Time

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, New York Times, Kai Eide, Wall Street Journal, Afghanistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Fred Kagan, World News
Robert Naiman

Like every other patriotic American, I want to support our troops. If the Joint Chiefs say our troops need twelve months at home before being sent to Afghanistan, I think we better do what they say.

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A Curious Lack of Curiosity

Tony Blankley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Valerie Plame, Cia, Ahmed Wali Karzai CIA, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Politics News
Tony Blankley

The Times published on the front page the name of a purported CIA-paid asset, Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother of the Afghan president. This may be the most egregious compromise of a CIA operative in our history.

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Google Considered Buying New York Times: Auletta

I Want Media | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Newspapers, Google New York Times, Google, Media News

Google is a media company in terms of generating advertising revenues, not producing content. Is there any indication that Google could enter content ...

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What is Work? Gail Collins: When Everything Changed

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: History, Women's Rights, Ella Baker, Nora Ephron, Civil Rights, Women's History, Little Brown, Ann Richards, American Women, Feminism, Madeline Kunin, When Everything Changed, Gail Collins, Sncc, New Books, Gail Collins New York Times, Gail Collins When Everything Changed, New York Times, Books, Author Interview, Books News
Sharon Glassman

The women in When Everything Changed are gutsy, goal-setting, game-changing, God-chatting, family-loving individuals who share a belief in Change - and an enduring, if irrational love of sexy shoes.

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Howard Stern: Diamond in a Rough Patch

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Reality TV, King of All Media, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart, Reality Show, Broadcast, Howard Stern, Sirus XM, Pop Culture, Tv, Forbes, Satellite Radio, Boston University, Oprah Winfrey, New York Times Best Seller, Fcc, Radio, New York Times, Edgar Bergen, Howard Stern Show, Radio Hall of Fame, Jack Benny, Media News
Mario Almonte

For a man who almost single-handedly revolutionized the broadcasting industry, Stern continues to be spectacularly disrespected by the media that he so radically transformed.

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Help! I Don't Wanna Die!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: New York Times, Bovine Methane Emissions, Business, David Carr, Business Journalism, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

We're not interested in big, glossy spreads of the superpeople who run the economy and its constituent parts. So what should those who cover business be writing about, and not? Here are some early suggestions.

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New York Times "Paid Millions" To Release David Rohde From Taliban: Reporter

Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Taliban, New York Times, Afghanistan, New York Times David Rohde, Michael Yon David Rohde, David Rohde, Michael Yon, Media News

War correspondent Michael Yon, currently in Afghanistan, reports on his Twitter that, according to his sources, the New York Times and its associates ...

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The War at Home: Let's Fix U.S. Schools Before Exporting Them

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.02.2009 | Impact

Read More: Jenifer Fox, Financial Crisis, Taliban, New York Times, Education Reform, Schools, Students, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Many believe schools are the answer to Afghanistan's problems. But giving them second-rate education because it is better than none at all is naive at best and arrogant at worst.

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Presidential PDA Past And Present: The Kissing Couples Who Came Before The Obamas (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 10.31.2009 | Style

Read More: Slidepoll, Obama PDA, Obamas First Marriages, Presidential PDA, Obama New York Times, First Marriage, Presidential Photos, New York Times, Presidential Marriage Jody, Obama's Marriage, Jodi Kantor Obama, Style News

Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover story "The First Marriage" takes a close look at the Obama union. Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor writes: ...

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'Third Quarter Growth' and Other Things That Mean Nothing To You

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Goldman Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz, Economic Recession, Economy, Economic Crisis, Recession Fears, New York Times, Gdp, Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Business News
Allison Kilkenny

If life still sucks for you: you're still unemployed, depressed, broke, homeless, or scraping by on food stamps, don't worry. You're not alone.

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The First Couple -- Like Us, Only Better

Wendy Sachs | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: New York Times, Michelle Obama, The Obamas, Barack Obama, Celebrities, President Barack Obama, Sasha and Malia Obama, Obama Health Care, Living News
Wendy Sachs

They are the quintessential power couple. Parents of young children, they are attractive, athletic, romantic, charismatic, exotic, and trying to save the world one organic garden at a time.

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