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Editor Bill Keller Defends His Paper's Shoddy Duke Rape Hoax Coverage

Executive Editor Bill Keller says criticism of his paper's coverage of the Duke lacrosse case has "in some instances been unfair to the point of hysteria." But former Public Editor Daniel Okrent ...

"The Madman in Charge Doesn't Know What He's Doing"

Theatre critic Ben Brantley reviews a play by left-wing playwright Harold Pinter and dutifully places Pinter's anti-Bush backstory at center stage.

John Edwards' Event "Could Not Have Been More Picturesquely American - Democracy in Action..."

A glowing profile of the Edwards' campaign: "Surrounding him were about 100 voters, all seated on outdoor chairs provided by the local Congregational church, in a scene that could not have been ...

Poor Illegal Immigrants, Still in "the Shadows"

Nina Bernstein sobs: "It was part of a raid that has complicated, but not defeated, this city's novel plan to bring illegal immigrants out of the shadows."

Rudy the Racist? The Times' Slanted Take on Rudy's Mayoralty

Apparently, racist police brutality began and ended in New York City with Mayor Rudy Giuliani. And when did hatemonger Al Sharpton earn the right to comment on anyone else's failures to attain ...

After Duke, Sudden Concern for "Racial Overtones" in Rape Allegations

Faced with a black athlete as a suspect and an alleged rape victim who is white, the Times displays a concern for "racial overtones" totally absent in its shoddy coverage of the Duke lacrosse ...

If It's Friday, It Must be Robin Finn Fawning Over a Liberal

For the third Friday in a row, reporter Robin Finn "Public Lives" profile celebrated a liberal activist, sidestepping such journalistic niceties as balance.

Passing Along Anti-Murdoch Zingers from the Wall Street Journal

The Times dreads the prospect of Rupert Murdoch taking over its rival.

A Campaign 2008 Portent? Negativity and Unbalanced Labeling

Balance, NYT style: The GOP is trying to appeal to "conservatives," while Democrat John Edwards is free to cite the "imposing historical figure" of Bobby Kennedy without being called a liberal.

The Kennedys and Their Magical Common-Man Friends

Never worked for a living? "You haven't missed a thing." Wild coincidence, or self-serving Kennedy family folklore?
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