Binyamin Appelbaum

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NY Times Lead Story Warns That Overblown Sequestration 'Could Put a Stop' to Job Growth

Fear the fizzled sequester, Nelson Schwartz and Binyamin Appelbaum warn in the lead slot of the Times: "The economy picked up speed in February, creating jobs at a pace that would substantially ...
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Really? New York Times Insists 'Austerity Is Already Here'

Writing on the looming sequestration, the Times' Binyamin Appelbaum insisted that an $85 billion reduction in the growth of federal spending this year was actually "austerity," and the Times ...

New York Times Downplays Bad Economic News, Knocks 'Austerity Efforts'

The economy shrank in the fourth quarter of 2012, and the woes made the New York Times front page, but was not prominently featured (the Washington Post led with the bad news). Though one might ...

New York Times Spins Obama's Tax Hikes: 'Many...Families Have No Reason to Fret'

Well, that's a relief. "President Obama’s insistence that marginal tax rates rise for families making more than $250,000 has convinced millions of affluent Americans that they are likely to be ...
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NYT's Bad Front-Page Headline Falsely States: '...Most Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the Reagan '80s'

To get people to stop whining about tax increases, a misleading front-page New York Times headline blares: "Complaints Aside, Most Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the Reagan ’80s." So why does the ...
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Your Sunday Lead Story: Conservative Hypocrisy in Middle Class Minnesota

The Times trumpets alleged conservative hypocrisy over big government benefits on Sunday's front page, in a 4,200-word story that liberals are gleefully swapping around. "How about higher taxes?" ...
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