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Times Greets Bush-Supporting Berlusconi's Comeback in Italy with Raspberry

Oh no, not him again: "Silvio Berlusconi, the idiosyncratic billionaire who already dominates much of Italy's public life, snatched back political power in elections that ended Monday...the least ...

"Hard-Liner" Pope Coming to America

"His reputation over many years is as a man of doctrinal hardness, who condemns homosexuality and abortion, who regards Catholicism as the only true faith - positions at times difficult to digest ...

Times Cuts John McCain Coming and Going on Mortgage Stand

McCain changes his tune on mortgages, and the Times takes another bite out of him, again quoting Hillary Clinton comparing him to Hoover and suggesting he sounds uncomfortable talking about the ...

"Overwhelming Margin" of U.S. Public Thinks War Cost Hurting Economy

Reporter John Broder: "With long-term estimates of the cost of the Iraq war ranging from $1 trillion to $3 trillion or more, the question naturally arises of what else the country could have done ...

Times Watch in NY Post, Tackling "Bush's Law" by Reporter Eric Lichtblau

From Clay Waters' review of "Bush's Law": "Lichtblau is preoccupied with getting scooped. Check his response when it looked as if the Times wouldn't run the NSA story: 'Each tidbit that came ...

Unemployment, Mortgage Woes? It's All Milton Friedman's Fault

Economics reporter Peter Goodman: "Joblessness is growing. Millions of homes are sliding into foreclosure. The financial system continues to choke on the toxic leftovers of the mortgage crisis. ...

Architecture Critic Spies "Jingoism" in New Museum's 9-11 Exhibit

Who would have thought a museum about journalism could be slammed as bordering on "jingoism"? Nicolai Ouroussoff does it: "The suggestion is that the values of a free press and a free market are ...

Times Harps on McCain's "Embarrassing Mistake" on Al Qaeda

The paper won't let go of McCain's brief slip during Tuesday's questioning of Gen. David Petraeus when he described Al Qaeda as Shiite, and immediately corrected himself.

"Have-Lots" vs. "Have-Nots" in Connecticut

No left-wing slant here: "...the income gap between the have-lots and the have-nots is widening faster in Connecticut than in any other state."

Times Focuses on Sen. Jay Rockefeller's Apology, Not His Offensive Comments

Democratic Senator and Obama endorser on John McCain, heartless killer: "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What ...
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