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Zernike Lauds "Charismatic," "Inspiring Speaker" Dem. Tim Kaine

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a potential Obama running mate gets typically warm, almost heroic, treatment.

Reporter: McCain Played Race Card Defending Himself Against Obama Accusation

Can't win alert: According to Michael Powell, when the McCain camp accused Barack Obama of playing the race card, it was itself playing the race card.

NYT Goes on Attack Against Corsi's Anti-Obama Book

For years, the Times has praised misleading anti-Bush books. Yet when a successful book attacking Barack Obama appears, the Times pushes back with a front-page article critical of the ...

McCain's "Dangerous" "Hard Line" Against Russia

Damned if you do...McCain's hard line against Russia is called dangerous - but the Times also runs a front-page story asking why hasn't George helped Georgia yet.

Obama VP Candidate Evan Bayh's Dubious "Conservatism"

Carl Hulse pushes the Indiana senator's "moderate-to-conservative record," a description utterly nullified by Bayh's actual left-of-center voting history.

Bumiller Czechs Up on Old John McCain "Gaffe," Raises Age Issue

Bumiller raises the age issue and recycles her own old attacks on McCain: "Mr. McCain has made a number of verbal gaffes in recent months, including referring three times to Czechoslovakia, a ...

Few "Democrat" Labels for Disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

Even though Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is Vice President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors, the Times has been reluctant to label him a Democrat.

Bin Laden Driver Hamdan's "Impish Sense of Humor"

How sad, how sweet: "The verdict in the first war crimes trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is in: One poorly educated Yemeni, with an impish sense of humor and two little girls, is guilty of ...

Excuses for Not Covering Edwards Affair Refuted by NYT's Own Reporting

The Times comes up with two excuses for not covering allegations of a John Edwards affair: 1) they were anonymously sourced and 2) Edwards was not in contention as Obama's running mate. Both ...

Times Asks Readers If They Think It Has a Liberal Bias

A NYT online survey gives hints at what executives at the paper are worried about.
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