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Bush Still President, Times Disturbed

Jim Rutenberg: Bush is "the man who all but ignored the disputed circumstances of his election in 2000, governed from then as if he had an expansive mandate...."

Bush Out of Touch with Commanders, Own Party Over Troop Levels?

Jim Rutenberg on Bush's possible call for more troops: "That Mr. Bush would even consider a military plan at variance with the wishes of some of his commanders has added to an increasing sense of ...

White House Must "Defend" Not Informing Reporters about Laura Bush's Skin Cancer

Jim Rutenberg: "[Tony] Snow said Mrs. Bush had a right to privacy because she was not a public official, even though she was a public persona and campaigned heavily for Republicans this fall. ...

GOP: Left for Dead on Sunday, Spark of Life on Monday

What a difference a couple of favorable Republican polls make in the Times' coverage

Still Spinning for Kerry's "Stuck In Iraq" Gaffe

The Times suggests that attacking Kerry and defending U.S. troops is a bad strategy for Bush.

Ad Mocking Harold Ford "A Racist Appeal to Tennessee Voters"

"The ad, resonating with the miscegenation taboos of Old South politics, may or may not be the nadir in the low-blow salvos now assailing the nation."

Stanley's Strange Take on Michael J. Fox's Misleading Campaign Ads

Huh? "If Mr. Fox did forgo medication for the advertisement as Mr. Limbaugh suggested, it could hardly be considered fraudulent: if anything, masking the extent of the disease's ravages is the ...

"Rove's Word Is No Longer G.O.P. Gospel"

Scary stuff: "Indeed, Democrats - aware of Mr. Rove's reputation for pulling out all the stops when necessary and his ability to call on a shadow political machine of interest groups and donors to ...

Don't Call Them the "Democrat Party"

"It was the most direct attack on Democrats that Mr. Bush has made from a White House lectern this election year, and it effectively signaled the beginning of a more outright political season for ...
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