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Zernike Warns of 'Drive for Ideological Purity' Among 'Far to the Right' Tea Party Candidates

Reporter Kate Zernike warns that Sen. Jim DeMint "could be a model for how the two might co-exist - or an example of how the drive for ideological purity could turn the Republicans into a niche ...

Times Leads Off Front-Page Christine O'Donnell Story With Sex Talk

The Times paints a hungover Delaware Republican Party in regret over the surprise nomination of a Tea Party candidate and Sarah Palin endorsee: "In the bright light of Wednesday morning, Christine ...

CBS: Americans Support Dem Economic Policies, Just Upset With Incumbents

While acknowledging bad news for Democrats in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll on Thursday's CBS Early Show, White House correspondent Bill Plante worked to find a silver lining: "But when ...

Times Plasters More Old Complaints Against NY GOP Gov Candidate Paladino on Front Page

For the second day in a row, these old accusations qualify as front-page news: "[Democrats] intend to keep reminding the public of [GOP candidate Paladino's] more outrageous moments, like his ...

Both Parties Equally Vulnerable in November? Hardly

The Times tries to buck up the Democrats for November: "But the latest New York Times/CBS News poll also finds that while voters rate the performance of Democrats negatively, they view Republicans ...

Beware of GOP Gov Candidate Carl Paladino's 'Bluster and Belligerence,' New Yorkers

A Tea Party candidate wins in New York State, and reporters David Halbfinger and Michael Barbaro shudder. "The result was a potentially destabilizing blow for New York Republicans. It put at the ...

CBS's Smith: Is GOP Making 'Miscalculation' At Their Own 'Peril' By Supporting Tea Party?

Talking to Republican strategist Dan Bartlett on Wednesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith wondered if the electoral success of the tea party could harm the GOP: "Are all of these tea party ...

Frank Rich Unleashes His Inner (Snore) Bob Herbert, Lashes Out at '80s Greed

Frank Rich unleashes his inner (snore) Bob Herbert: "He must join the many who are talking about why the top 1 percent of American earners now take home nearly a quarter of Americans' total income ...

Times Fears 'Small Cadre' of 'Deep-Pocketed' GOP Donors Will 'Buy the Election'

Paranoia will destroy ya. Reporter Michael Luo's front-page fears for Democrats: "The yawning gap in independent interest group spending is alarming some Democratic officials, who argue that it ...

Jackie Calmes: No Moderates Left in the GOP

Jackie Calmes on the demise of mainstream Republicans: "I don't think there are many of those left, Sam, and there's gonna be fewer of them once this election is held. Some of them have already ...
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