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Obama-Care Opponent Betsy McCaughey Tells Falsehoods, Says 9-11 Truther

Jim Rutenberg cites author and 9-11 Truther Erica Jong to discredit effective Obama-care critic Betsy McCaughey.

Times Turnaround? Concerns Over "Death Panels" Suddenly Not So Outlandish

A week after the Times declared concern over health-care rationing under Obama's reforms a "false" idea spread by conservative conspiracists, health care reporter Robert Fear says those "concerns ...

Sanford and Sin Will Dog G.O.P Through 2012

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's confession of adultery gives the Times another chance to round up recent (and not so recent) stories of Republican misdeeds and controversies and suggest they ...

NYT Live: "Overseas Bashing...Mr. Cheney Really Hates Europe."

Sniping at Cheney's remarks, but remaining silent over Obama - and strangely accusing the former vice president of hating Europe.

McCain's "Fundamentals of the Economy" Flub: A Revisionist View

Today the Times points to John McCain's statement as a gaffe that "fundamentally altered the dynamic of the race." But one Times writer characterized the resulting criticism as a "cheap shot."

Fudging Obama-Book Author & Debate Host Gwen Ifill's Conflict of Interest

Jim Rutenberg focused on the GOP's slow response, not journalist Gwen Ifill's clear conflict of interest, and concludes by quoting a (fired) "former adviser to McCain" calling Ifill "as honorable ...

Ad Wars: Obama vs. Republicans. Guess Who the Times Favors?

More double standards: An Obama ad does "a compelling job" of tying McCain to George Bush, while a Republican ad is confusing and its effectiveness questionable.

Times Goes After Obama's "Misleading Attacks" on McCain

Rectifying the paper's pro-Obama tilt, the Times takes Obama to task in a front-page story on his campaign's misleading ads.

NYT Bluntly Calls McCain Accusations Against Obama "False"

No journalistic niceties need be applied when defending Barack Obama. And do Times reporters actually watch "The View"?

Times Harps on Palin's "Prepared Answers," Misleads on Her 9-11 Reference

Jim Rutenberg: "At times visibly nervous, at others appearing to hew so closely to prepared answers that she used the exact same phrases repeatedly, Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was ...
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