Jackie Calmes

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Obama Makes Strong Pitch for 'Women's Rights' in Colo., While Romney Left Twisting in the 'Wind' in Iowa

Covering Obama in Denver, the Times credited the president's popularity among women, while the Romney coverage from Iowa emphasized a controversy in that state: "In Des Moines, Mr. Romney ...
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How Dare They: GOP 'Hijacked the News Cycle' to Exploit Obama's 'Six Words' on Private Sector 'Doing Fine,' Says NYT's Calmes

Jackie Calmes' "Six Words From Obama, and a Barrage in Return From Republicans" hints strongly that the Republicans are unfairly exploiting President Obama's gaffe that "the private sector is ...
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After Three Years, It's Still Not His Fault: NYT's Calmes, Krugman Lament Economic Recovery Out of Obama's Hands

Poor President Obama; after over three years in office, he is still helpless as a newborn when it comes to changing the economy for the better. Times reporter Jackie Calmes: "Yet his proposed ...
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'Indelible Image' of Boy Patting Obama's Hair Boosts President With Blacks, Gushes Times' Jackie Calmes

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes: "As a candidate and as president, Mr. Obama has avoided discussing race except in rare instances when he seemed to have little choice -- ...
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'No Option but to Raise Taxes,' Say All the 'Budget Veterans' Selected by NYT's Jackie Calmes

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes stacks her sources 5-1 in favor of raising taxes to close the deficit, and tries to nudge Congress into supporting them: "Tax increases were part ...
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Calmes Thinks Democrats Can Run Against SCOTUS: No Criticism of Obama's 'Unprecendented' Warning to Court

Wishful thinking on behalf of Obama? New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes fancies that criticizing the Supreme Court might be a winning issue for Democrats for a change. Calmes ...
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NYTimes White House Reporter Shoehorns Defense of Obama 'Stimulus' Into Tourist Piece on D.C. Cherry Blossoms

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes made a surprise appearance in the arts pages to talk about cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. The unsurprising part: Yet another ...
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NYT Poll Blows Away Slanted Assumptions of NYT Reporters: Social Conservatism Not Hurting GOP With Women

The New York Times focused on the "treacherous political ground" occupied by President Obama as the election draws closer, while proving wrong pro-Obama assumptions made in recent stories by ...
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No Politics Here? 'Obama Call Was a Lesson For His Girls,' NYTimes Assures Readers on Fluke Controversy

No political motivations here! Devoting a full story to President Obama calling birth-control activist Sandra Fluke for the sake of his daughters, New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes (and ...
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Jackie Calmes Potrays Obama as Inspiring Deficit Hawk in Epic Monday Front-Page Story

Jackie Calmes once again boosts Obama as a (secret) budget hawk: "...Mr. Obama has come to adopt most of the major tenets supported by a majority of the commission’s members, though his ...
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