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A Massive Reporting Deficit

10/18/2006 8:51 AM ET
Networks harp on federal deficit as a negative while downplaying how it was halved three years ahead of Bush's prediction.

The Times Disdains "Far Right" "Anti-Immigration" Candidates in Arizona

10/17/2006 1:23 PM ET
Meanwhile, the Times promotes the state's purportedly nonideological Democratic governor: "Janet Napolitano watched the escalating arms race between the two far-right Republican gubernatorial ...

Fundraising for GOP: Snow Problem?

10/16/2006 2:00 PM ET
Sheryl Gay Stolberg: "Mr. Snow's extracurricular activities are making some veteran Washington hands, including those with strong Republican ties, deeply uneasy." Veteran Republicans like...David ...

Marking the Death of Rep. Gerry Studds

10/16/2006 12:18 PM ET
The death of former liberal Rep. Gerry Studds' death garners respectful coverage from the Times. But the Times marked the death of conservative Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage rather differently.

Good News for GOP: Paul Krugman Sees Potential Tidal Wave of Democrats.

10/13/2006 9:37 AM ET
Krugman: "So if the Democrats win, they'll probably have a substantial majority."

G.O.P. Chances of Keeping Control "Undermined" by Foley

10/5/2006 12:13 PM ET
"....a controversy that seems to have undermined its chances of keeping control of Congress on Election Day."

Fervid Friedman: "It Is So Important that the Republicans Lose"

10/4/2006 1:36 PM ET
Friedman: "For the sake of the country, I really hope the Republicans lose the House and the Senate to the Democrats - by one seat in each chamber."

Times Political Blogger a Fan of Left-Wing PBS Omnipresence Bill Moyers

10/4/2006 12:45 PM ET
"Bill Moyers begins a new limited series of investigative reports on PBS with 'Capitol Crimes,' which focuses on the Abramoff lobbying scandal and other matters....we definitely know we should ...

Rep. Foley Scandal Makes Hypocrites Out of G.O.P. Congress?

10/2/2006 12:12 PM ET
Sharpening up a pro-Democrat political point, reporter Raymond Hernandez paints helpless Democrats under hard attack by hypocritical Republicans.

Congressional Republicans "Rocked By" Rep. Mark Foley

10/2/2006 11:49 AM ET
The Times finds its latest Republican-majority killing silver bullet and twice conflates two sets of emails to make House Majority Leader Hastert look bad.
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