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"Overwhelming Margin" of U.S. Public Thinks War Cost Hurting Economy

Reporter John Broder: "With long-term estimates of the cost of the Iraq war ranging from $1 trillion to $3 trillion or more, the question naturally arises of what else the country could have done ...

Times Watch in NY Post, Tackling "Bush's Law" by Reporter Eric Lichtblau

From Clay Waters' review of "Bush's Law": "Lichtblau is preoccupied with getting scooped. Check his response when it looked as if the Times wouldn't run the NSA story: 'Each tidbit that came ...

Unemployment, Mortgage Woes? It's All Milton Friedman's Fault

Economics reporter Peter Goodman: "Joblessness is growing. Millions of homes are sliding into foreclosure. The financial system continues to choke on the toxic leftovers of the mortgage crisis. ...

Architecture Critic Spies "Jingoism" in New Museum's 9-11 Exhibit

Who would have thought a museum about journalism could be slammed as bordering on "jingoism"? Nicolai Ouroussoff does it: "The suggestion is that the values of a free press and a free market are ...

Times Harps on McCain's "Embarrassing Mistake" on Al Qaeda

The paper won't let go of McCain's brief slip during Tuesday's questioning of Gen. David Petraeus when he described Al Qaeda as Shiite, and immediately corrected himself.

"Have-Lots" vs. "Have-Nots" in Connecticut

No left-wing slant here: "...the income gap between the have-lots and the have-nots is widening faster in Connecticut than in any other state."

Times Focuses on Sen. Jay Rockefeller's Apology, Not His Offensive Comments

Democratic Senator and Obama endorser on John McCain, heartless killer: "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What ...

McCain's Sunnis vs. Obama's Iraqis: Double Standards on Testimony Gaffes?

The Times again finds McCain's Shia-Sunni gaffes fascinating - but what about Obama's confusing of Iran with Iraq?

And the Children Shall Lead Them...

Kids pester their Republican parents into voting for Obama, and the Times finds it simply adorable.

U.S. Reaction After 9-11 Betrayed "Spirit of Openness"

Silly politics on the cover of the Times Book Review: "...lifelong citizens under suspicion for having foreign-sounding names...."
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