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Bush and WMD: 'Does Karl Rove or the President Owe the American Public an Apology?'

In a discussion prompted by Karl Roves new book, political podcast host Sam Roberts hews to liberal talking points on Bush and weapons of mass destruction, but is refuted by reporter Peter Baker ...

Wishful Thinking on Obama-Care and Alan Simpson, Undeniable Conservative

Hopeful on health care? Reporter David Kirkpatrick on the Times' latest "Political Points" podcast: "And if they capture Osama bin Laden we might actually get a health-care bill this year."

Times Watch Quotes of Note - 'Fear-Filled, Nationalistic Fervor' After 9-11 Attacks

Plus the paper's ethics columnist berates radio blowhards and tea party crackpots," and David Brooks lets us know what his fellow journalists really think of Sarah Palin.

'Fear-Filled, Nationalistic Fervor' After 9-11 Attacks

Plus the paper's ethics columnist berates radio blowhards and tea party crackpots," and David Brooks lets us know what his fellow journalists really think of Sarah Palin

Defending Obama's War on Terror with a Fusillade of Cliches

Here we go again. Reporter Peter Baker on how Barack Obama deals with the terror threat: "Where Bush saw black and white, Obama sees gray. Where Bush favored swagger, Obama is searching for a more ...

NYT Alone Rises to Clinton's Defense on New Scandal Revelations

While other media outlets emphasized a new book's revelations about Clinton's lies under oath and relationship with Whitewater figure Susan McDougal, the Times emphasizes allegations of the FBI's ...

The Democratic Party Is Simply Crammed with 'Gifted Orators'

Barack Obama is a "gifted orator," and so is Bill Clinton, Mario Cuomo...and Howard Dean? Plus: Did Obama's Cairo speech really inspire the mass uprising against corrupted elections in Iran? ...

"Far Right" Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute?

Hosting a Times political podcast, the Times' Sam Roberts on "the far right, or certainly the conservative wing of the party" against Obama-care, referring to mainstream political groups like ...

Obama "Supporters" (and Times Reporters) Compare Obama to Lincoln & FDR

Reporter Peter Baker: "President Obama had not even taken office before supporters were etching his likeness onto Mount Rushmore as another Abraham Lincoln or the second coming of Franklin D. ...

NYT Wonders: Too Much O?

Is the Times getting a little sick of seeing Obama all over the place?
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