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Keller: Gingrich Great on Illegal Immigration, But Still 'Makes Me Shudder'

Former Times executive editor praises (?) Gingrich: "There are plenty of reasons the thought of President Newt Gingrich makes me shudder. But on this hard, defining American issue, he's shown a ...

Times Watch Quotes of Note - Surging GOPers 'Are to Varying Degrees Yahoos'

Plus: London rioters spurred by altars to consumption and greed," and lefty "99 percent" slogan compared to "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death."

Surging GOPers 'Are to Varying Degrees Yahoos'

Plus: London rioters were spurred by "altars to consumption and greed," and the lefty "99 Percent" slogan compared to "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death."

Keller Mocks Bloggers,State Colleges, Claims 'Stimulus Created or Saved' 2 Million Jobs

Also, the former editor's crash course in economics comes up short: "The Web site PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-winning fact-checking service, recently did a thorough debunking of Republican claims ...

Keller Sees Path to Victory for Mitt 'Let Them Eat Cake' Romney, the 'Sane' Republican

In his latest column, former executive editor Bill Keller picks out the "sane" GOP candidate, Mitt "Let them eat cake" Romney, and predicts "Newt Gingrich will pass like a tantrum."

Times Watch Quotes of Note - Occupy Troublemakers Merely Fringe, But Tea Party 'Responsible for the Behavior of People' at Rallies

Plus: "For Children's Sake, Taking to the Streets" at Occupy Wall Street, Opinion Editor 'Alarmed' at 'Right Wing' Pushback on Cain Story, and GOP "a Danger to Itself and to the Country."

NYT Quickly Fronts Vague Cain Charges, Ignored John Edwards Adultery Allegations Almost a Year

While the Times put 15-year-old anonymous accusations of sexual harassment against GOP candidate Herman Cain on the front page just one full day after they surfaced, it waited 10 months before ...

Bill Keller: Sure the Times Is Liberal, if by Liberal You Mean Cool

Former Executive Editor Bill Keller talks of his paper's stance in Texas: "...we are liberal in the sense that we are open-minded, tolerant, urban. Our wedding page includes - and did even before ...

Keller Blames Global Warming, Texas Libertarianism for Wildfire Devastation

Former Executive Editor Bill Keller used an Obama-minted talking point to make a political statement about the tragic wildfires in Texas: "Actually there is a more immediately consequential link ...

Former Editor Bill Keller Slams 'Doofus' Rick Perry

Bill Keller, the paper's former executive editor, on Gov. Perry: "Yes, his polls have withered under attack, and he's come across in a couple of debates as a doofus....[Perry provides] a wink to ...
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