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Arizona's 'Fierce Devotion to Firearms' Gets Turn in Blame Game for Shooter's Insane Rampage

The Times twice cites Arizona's "fierce" devotion to guns and questions the "passionate gun culture in Arizona, which crosses political lines and is notable for its fierceness, even in the West." ...

Times Suggests Toxic Political Stew Contributed to Climate of Violence in AZ

The Times finds motivations for an insane person's murderous rampage in the Arizona air: "Still, the shootings came after a disconcerting run of episodes in this district of mountains and desert, ...

Unnamed, Unlabeled 'Critics' Suggest Palin Helped Create 'Climate for Political Violence'

The Times avoids labeling the irresponsible left-wing critics of Sarah Palin: "Under criticism that her political rhetoric had helped create a climate for political violence, Sarah Palin addressed ...

Steinhauer: Arizona's 'Chilling' Political Theater May Have Set Stage for Shooting

According to reporter Jennifer Steinhauer, Arizona "found itself increasingly on the defensive against notions that it is a hothouse of hateful language and violent proclivities." She went on to ...

Times Goes to Left-Wing SPLC to Suggest Shooter Had 'Far-Right' Leanings

An unbiased fount of facts? "Some people who study right-wing militia groups and those who align themselves with the so-called Patriot movement said Mr. Loughner's comments on subjects like the ...

Classless Krugman Said Shooting Was Political Before Killer Even Identified

Krugman on Monday: "When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to happen? Put me in the latter ...

NYT Blames 'Vitriol in Politics,' Palin's Campaign Map for Schizophrenic's Rampage

The Times plays up comments by the local sheriff in Tucson blaming conservative political rhetoric for the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, and Sarah Palin's 2010 campaign map shares blame: "Ms. ...

Moral Equivalency Watch in Coverage of Deadly Church Bombing in Egypt

A bombing "prompted concerns that national cohesion was being threatened by the spread of religious extremism among Muslims and Christians," according to a front-page story by Michael Slackman, ...

Why So Cynical? Steinhauer Nitpicks Reading of Country's Founding Document

Reporter Jennifer Steinhauer seems a little crabby about Republicans reading the Constitution on the House floor: "If you are a member of the House and you plan to read the text of the ...

Obama's New Press Secretary - David Brooks? It's Not That Far-Fetched

Could Times "conservative" columnist David Brooks become Obama's press secretary? Politico speculates: "David Brooks is one of the few columnists Obama is known to read with respect..."
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