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NYT: Tea Party 'Siphoned Energy and Support From Violent Fringe Groups' in White Power Movement

The New York Times finds a way to involve the Tea Party into the murders at a Sikh temple: "One reason for the disarray might be the growth of a more mainstream movement, the Tea Party, whose ...
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NYTimes Nods Along as 'Media Critic in Chief' Obama Excoriates Press for 'False Balance'

Amy Chozick on Barack Obama, media critic in chief: "But in his informal role as news media critic in chief, he developed a detailed critique of modern news coverage that he regularly ...
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Times Provides More Space for Controversial Comedian Bill Maher, This Time in Support of Drug Legalization

Left-wing Bill Maher gets more valuable Times space, this time in the Sunday Book Review: "The drug war, just like the war on terror, created jobs and budgets, and the beneficiaries don’t want ...

New NYT 'Agenda' Section, Same Old Bias: John Broder Bashes 'Simplistic Calls' for More Drilling

Environmental reporter John Broder sniffs at conservative proposals: "In campaigns past, those complex issues have been reduced to slogans like “Drill, baby, drill” or simplistic calls to ...
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Former NYT Editor in Chief Bill Keller Hits at Mitt, 'Far Right' Talking Heads on Fox News

Former editor in chief Bill Keller uses Mitt Romney's criticism of Obama administration leaks for a cheap shot: "Romney certainly knows something about keeping secrets; there have been no leaks ...
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Days Before Her Event, 'Mean-Spirited' NYT Attack on Olympic Hurdler Lolo Jones as 'Vixen, Virgin, Victim'

Times sportswriter Jere Longman gets nasty: "Jones has received far greater publicity than any other American track and field athlete competing in the London Games. This was based not on ...

NYTimes Report on Kansas GOP Infighting Contains Staggering 36 'Conservative' Labels

New York Times reporter John Eligon's story could be the paper's all-time winner as far as labeling density, with a staggering 36 uses of the word "conservative" in non-quoted material. (In ...
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Fox News Only Network to Cover Fast & Furious, Holder Hearings, Obama's Biz Bash -- But They Are the Slanted One?

One network -- Fox News -- is on top of Obama administration scandals, while the other networks ignore them. Guess which network Times media reporter Jeremy Peters suggests has a political bias? 
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Really? Obama's 'You Didn't Built That' Remark in 'Proper Context' Shows 'He Celebrates Individual Achievement': NYTimes

Times political reporter Peter Baker pleads for "proper context" against the "Internet-fueled distortions" of President Obama's politically damaging remark "if you’ve got a business, you didn't ...
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Jonathan Weisman Plays with Tax Numbers to Suggest Obama's Tax Hikes Won't Hurt

Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit, assures New York Times reporter Jonathan Weisman: "President Obama has proposed allowing tax cuts to lapse on incomes over $250,000, raising the top two ...
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