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New York Times Gives Obama Front Page for Tough Talk on Egypt, Skips Yemen Attacks

The New York Times lets Obama play tough in a front-page story, but skips the attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen, which the Washington Post fronts. From the Times: "The president was not happy; ...
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New York Times Sent Unpublished Columns to the Obama Administration for Vetting

On two occasions, Times columns have ended up in the inboxes of  the CIA or the top White House advisor. The paper does not have a formal policy on sharing anarticle for publication.
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Reluctant Grandmothers Now 'Enemies of Progress' on Gay Marriage, Says NYT Movie Critic Catsoulis

New York Times movie critic Jeanette Catsoulis locates an "enemy of progress" in a grandmother who has reservations about the gay lifestyle: "When Mr. Leffew’s magnificently ambivalent father ...
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New York Times Again Runs Bad Headline Calling Netanyahu a Failure

The headline over Isabel Kershner's story on conservative Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's frosty dealings with Barack Obama: 'Israelis Fear Fallout From Netanyahu’s Blunt Comments." Kershner ...
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New York Times Twice Says Romney 'on the Defensive' in Front-Page Analysis of His Libya Comments

Peter Baker and Ashley Parker write: "Already on the defensive for not mentioning Afghanistan in his convention speech and losing some ground in recent polls, Mr. Romney saw an opportunity to ...
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NYTimes' Tavernise Pushes Heaping Helpings of Speech and Food Regulation in the Name of Better Health

Reporter Sabrina Tavernise went back for refills to bolster the nanny state: "But critics say efforts to influence behavior will have only a modest effect without policy measures like taxes on ...
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Rich Portrays Chicago Teachers As Acting on Principle, Skips $75,000 Average Salary

Getting to the left of her paper's editorial page, Times reporter Motoko Rich portrayed the striking Chicago teachers' union as acting on principle: "These efforts are stirring skepticism and ...
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NYT's Ashley Parker's Opening Line on Romney Speech: "Facing Criticism..."

Ashley Parker puts Mitt Romney on the spot from the beginning of her story from the National Guard convention:"Facing criticism for failing to mention American troops or the Afghan war effort in ...
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Krugman: 'You've Got to Be Kidding' if You Think Obama Should Have Fixed Economy by Now

James Taranto documented the shifting standards of economist turned partisan hack New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. When it comes to Republican presidents, four years is plenty of time to ...
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New York Times Uses 9-11 Anniversary to Accuse Bush of 'Negligence,' but Neglects to Bring Evidence

The Times gives former reporter Kurt Eichenwald space to blame Bush for "negligence" on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, but fails to bring the evidence: "...the administration’s ...
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