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Whaling Away on Japan's 'Far Right' on the Front Page

Hiroko Tabuchi's article on "far right" threats against anti-whaling expose "The Cove" is fat with unflattering labels generally absent from the paper's coverage of truly violent far-left ...

More Slant from Archibold in Arizona

As the Obama administration prepares to sue Arizona, "conservatives" and "the right" are pitted against nonpolitical "civil rights groups" in Randal Archibold's slanted coverage of the tussle over ...

Patricia Cohen Stays on the Intolerant Intellectual Conservative Beat

Patricia Cohen says the conservative journal Commentary "has an us-versus-them view of the world and has been unforgiving of family members who publicly air disagreements. Mr. Balint, however, ...

Columnist: GOP Women Won 'While Espousing Far-Right, Far-Out Ideas'

Columnist Peter Applebome, not so cheerful about Republican women winning big last Tuesday: "Last week's primaries were a great moment for women in American politics, an inspiring reminder that ...

Another NYT Reporter Smears Nevada GOP Candidate Sharron Angle: 'She Is So Extreme'

Another day, another Times reporter tarring Tea Party candidate and Republican Senate primary winner Sharron Angle of Nevada as "extreme." Jackie Calmes also claims Angle gives Democrats new hope ...

It Begins: Nevada GOP Winner and Tea Party Favorite a 'Far-Right Conservative' Says NY Times

NYT reporter Jennifer Steinhauer take on Sharron Angle, winner of the Nevada Republican primary: "...firmly to the right of most mainstream Nevada voters...Among her detractors and her supporters ...

It Begins: Nevada GOP Winner and Tea Party Favorite a 'Far-Right Conservative'

Jennifer Steinhauer take on Sharron Angle, winner of the Nevada Republican primary: "...firmly to the right of most mainstream Nevada voters...Among her detractors and her supporters she is known ...

After Hyping Union Push to Defeat Lincoln in Ark., Times Plays It Straight After Left-Wing Loss

From the Times lead story Wednesday: "Mrs. Lincoln withstood a multi-million-dollar campaign against her from organized labor, environmental groups and liberal advocacy organizations from outside ...

Elena Kagan Was Just 'Trying to...Chart a Centrist Course' for Clinton White House?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg examines some of Kagan's papers from her days as a Clinton adviser and finds both Kagan and Clinton to be sensible centrists, even on abortion.

One Last Nibble of ACORN Scandal: 'Conservative Provocateur' Runs 'Heavily Edited Videos'

One last time, reporter Campbell Robertson slants the ACORN story in favor of the left-wing group: "Mr. O'Keefe, whom the judge described as 'extremely talented,' gained fame for secretly ...
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