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Times Flubs Timeline of 'Birther' Myth: First Spread by Hillary Clinton Supporters in 2008

A front-page story said Obama's release of his birth certificate "allowed him to cast his political opponents as focused on the trivial at a time when the nation is facing more important issues," ...

Times Uses Wikileaks to Discredit Guantanamo Bay

The Times lead on Monday continues the paper's criticism of Guantanamo Bay: "The murkiness of the secret intelligence - and the fact that interrogators gathered much of their information from the ...

Even Liberals Think Paul Krugman's a Little Paranoid

Too true: "But Krugman's writing voice sarcastic, data-driven, flecked with just a little bit of maybe-there's-a-bomb-in-the-wastebasket zeal - was perfect for the Internet....There are times, ...

Paul Krugman Favored Raising Retirement Age Until GOP Proposed It

Krugman's hypocrisy: In the debate over entitlement reform, one relatively modest proposal is to raise the retirement age by a couple of years. Krugman said it "shows how disconnected [its ...

Times Anti-Bush Foreign Policy Voice Doubts Obama on Libya: 'Is This Any Way to Fight a War?'

NYT foreign policy maven David Sanger was a harsh critic of Bush's foreign policy philosophy, mocking him as an incurious George overseas, making his blunt lack of confidence in Obama's Libya ...

Birthers vs. Truthers: The Times' Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories

Birthers vs. Truthers: The Times' double standard on conspiracy theories. While GOP response to a Times poll question on Obama's birthplace has caused anxiety and discussion, the paper has ignored ...

The Times Marks Easter In Its Own Way: Gay Activism

Uh, hooray? Austin Considine: "As the tranquil tones of church bells and choirs usher in another Easter Sunday, you may hear stirrings of controversy beneath those sounds - set to the pounding of ...

New DNC Head 'Youngest, Smartest, Funniest, Toughest'; Has 'Fund-Raising Prowess,' 'Legendary...Indefatigability'

Lizette Alvarez gushes over new Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz, aka Superwoman: "With her trademark curls, Ms. Wasserman Schultz has long been one of the '-est' girls: ...

Times Watch Quotes of Note: Stop Spending Cuts or People Will 'Starve to Death'

Plus: Pulitzer Prize-winning economics writer David Leonhardt has a brilliant solution to all budget problems: Tax hikes. And "Mr. Obama knows his hoops."

Duke Lacrosse Accuser Charged With Murder, Makes B14; NYT Trumpeted Her Rape Hoax in 5,000-word Lead

Crystal Mangum, a name the Times would just as soon forget. The paper buried on B14 the news of murder charges filed against Mangum, the stripper who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of ...
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