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On Easter Sunday, Celebrating Obama's Speech from the Pulpit - and the NYT

"Television programs showed recorded parts of sermons by Mr. Wright, who is nationally known for his work in creating economic development programs in the inner city, inspiring many other black ...

Obama's "Unimaginable Step" on Race vs. GOP's "Under Cover" Racism

According to the Times, any popular GOP position is a stand-in for racial animosity: "Race did not disappear entirely from presidential campaigns; it went under cover. It lay buried in code ...

Roger Cohen's Embarrassing Obama Hagiography

"Honesty feels heady right now. For seven years, we have lived with the arid, us-against-them formulas of Bush's menial mind, with the result that the nuanced exploration of America's hardest ...

Editorial: Everything's All Right on Obama-Wright

Hagiography over Obama on the editorial page: "What is evident, though, is that he not only cleared the air over a particular controversy - he raised the discussion to a higher plane."

NYT Glosses Over Wright's Rants on 9-11, "God Damn America"

The Times has often omitted Obama minister Jeremiah Wright's actual hateful comments about America and 9-11

For Once We Agree

Paul Krugman: "I'm sorry to say that a large part of the progressive movement seems to have lost its sanity."

Veto-Proof Majority in Sight for Senate Dems, Says NYT

Yuk yuk yuk: "If voters start to take the comedian Al Franken seriously, the joke could be on Mr. Coleman in this potential swing state."

Puffing Up CNN at Fox News' Expense

But CNN's "surge" may be less than meets the eye.

Reporter Admits SNL Effect on Press Coverage of Hillary

"Over the last few days, the tone of the Democratic contest seems to have shifted, with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign more buoyant and Senator Barack Obamas more defensive. That shift ...

Times Finally Takes Bias Question Seriously - When Hillary Raises It

The Times has certainly shown favoritism toward Obama's campaign. A TimesWatch analysis found that in stories dealing significantly with Obama, he was covered in a positive matter by a ratio of ...
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