TimesWatch

GOP's 'Assault' on First Anniversary of 'Historic Measure,' Obama-Care

Chief "Caucus" reporter Michael Shear's loaded language in defense of Obama-care: "A year after President Obama signed his health care law into effect, the two leading Republicans in Congress are ...

Times Quotes Biologist Likening Cats to Kudzu

In a story about hazards to birds, the Times quotes a biologist who won't make many friends among cat-lovers: "They are like gypsy moths and kudzu - they cause major ecological disruption."

Times Hypes Big Food When It Pushes Liberal 'Crisis' of 'Hunger' in America

The Times looks askance when big food conglomerates fight government regulations on fatty foods - but a fight to feed "hungry" children in America (over 17 million of them?) fosters no ...

'Muslims Have Grown Up in a Newly Hostile Country': The United States?

Andrea Elliott's worthwhile cover story on a conservative Muslim working against radicals contains some wild overstatement: "Muslims have grown up in a newly hostile country, with mounting ...

New DCCC Head an 'Unassuming Centrist' With 'Flashes of Major League Shrewdness'

Reporter David Halbfinger flatters Democratic Rep. Steve Israel as an "unassuming centrist" up to the task of winning back the House for the Democrats and lets Israel squeeze in some talking ...

Valerie Plame Cashes In With Spy-Novel Book Deal, Times Sees Only Victory for Feminism

It keeps getting harder to claim the whole sage of "outed" CIA agent Valerie Plame wasn't a bonanza of wealth and fame, but the Plame-loving Times is casting it as a blow for feminism. The female ...

Obama: Now a Hero in Brazil, Too

Obama, the savior of Latin America: "But Mr. Obama, on the second day of a five-day tour of Latin America, once again seemed to sidestep mentioning his own racial background in appearances here, ...

On Top of the Big Stories: 'Mr. Obama Knows His Hoops'

As missiles fall in Libya, Michael Shear reports on another kind of shooting prowess: "Being president is an ego trip. So you would have thought President Obama wouldn't need to add to his ...

New York Times Digital Firewall Goes Up March 28: Who Will Pay to Read the Times Online?

Jeremy Peters reports on his own paper: "No American news organization as large as The Times has tried to put its content behind a pay wall after allowing unrestricted access. The move is being ...

GOP Fight to Cut NPR a Mere 'Distraction' Over 'Trivial Amount of Money'

Michael Shear dismisses the NPR debate: "...the closer that Washington moves toward full-blown election season, the greater appetite both sides will have for small, symbolic issues that appeal to ...
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