Jackie Calmes

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It's 'Clear' to NYT's Calmes: GOP Calls for 'Austerity,' Deficit Reduction 'Is a Drag' on Economy

White House correspondent Jackie Calmes continues to paint the myth of moderate Barack Obama combatting the reckless "austerity" of Republicans: "In all this time, the president has fought ...
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NYT's Jackie Calmes Hails the 'Pragmatist in Mr. Obama' on Budget That Questions His 'Progressive' Credentials

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes, an Obama fan, at first appeared to criticize his new budget by questioning his liberal – um, "progressive" – credentials, but only to later ...
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Which Way Is It, NY Times? Will Social Programs Suffer 'Cutback' or Just 'Smaller Increase'?

The deck of headlines over Friday's lead New York Times story illustrated how hard it will be for conservatives to actually reduce the national debt: "Social Programs Facing A Cutback In ...
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NY Times Sees 'Austerity,' "Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard' by 'Painful and Stupid' Sequestration

The perils and victims of the round of the mandatory federal spending cuts known as sequestration led the New York Times' weekend coverage, with the 2.4% cut in annual federal spending labeled ...
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NY Times Sees 'Austerity,' "Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard' by 'Painful and Stupid' Sequestration

The perils and victims of the round of the mandatory federal spending cuts known as sequestration led the New York Times' weekend coverage, with the 2.4% cut in annual federal spending labeled ...
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NY Times' Calmes Plugs Obama, Eager to End D.C. Dysfunction & Fighting 'Hazardous' Sequester

Obama the Good versus 'hazardous' budget cuts from the sequester, in the telling of Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes: "As the leader of the nation, Mr. Obama is eager to see an end to the ...

Obama's Tax-Hiking 'Mandate,' Plus Stubborn House GOP 'Out of Step With Most Americans' on Issue

A front-page story declares Obama has a "mandate" to raise taxes, while John Harwood ponders why stubborn House Republicans can't be more responsible and agree to raise taxes on the so-called ...
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NYT's Calmes Wins Dubious 'Unbiased' Title From Analyst Who Thinks Media Soft on Romney

Times reporter Jackie Calmes had the dubious honor of being singled out as a "diligent unbiased reporter" by Norman Ornstein, who coauthored a book blaming Republicans for everything wrong with ...
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More DC Conventional Wisdom on GOP Losing Battle of the 'Fiscal Cliff' From the NYTimes

Conservatives, you say? From Jonathan Weisman's front-page Times story: "Speaker Boehner took as much fire from conservatives as from Democrats after proposing a deficit-reduction plan that ...
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NYT's Calmes Celebrates Notorious 1990 Tax-Hiking Deal, Pits 'Genial' Dem Tom Foley, 'Pugnacious' Sununu

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes celebrated President George H.W. Bush's 1990 budget deal "achievement" and its "higher revenues" (Calmes favorite euphemism for higher taxes.) ...
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