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Spinning a Lead Headline in a Democratic Direction

The Times spins for Democrats: "In Senate, G.O.P. Blocks A Debate Over Iraq Policy."

"Deep Cuts" in Bush's $2.9 Trillion Budget?

The Times has made an annual tradition of finding mostly nonexistent "deep cuts" in Bush's "austere" multi-trillion dollar budget proposals.

Democrat Edwards, Still Not a Liberal

Understatement of the week, from reporter Steven Weisman: "Still, not everyone in the [Democratic] party is a deficit hawk."

Stolberg Endorses Democratic Views of High-Handed Bush

Sheryl Gay Stolberg on Bush: "From the outset of his presidency, Mr. Bush treated the Republican-run Congress like a tool at his disposal."

Puzzling Correction Priorities at the Times

The Times gets tough: "The editors would not have published the article if they had been aware of these errors." And just what was this grievous offense?

The Times' Two Favorite Republicans

Senators McCain and Hagel, two of Bush's prominent critics, get a flattering closeup.

No Liberals Here: John Edwards Just an "Economic Populist" with an Edge

Is the Times trying out a new code phrase to avoid applying the kiss-of-death term "liberal" to another Democratic presidential candidate?

Advertising Reporter Is Hearing Things in Super Bowl Ads

The Times' advertising writer: "Then, too, there was the unfortunate homonym at the heart of a commercial from Prudential Financial, titled 'What Can a Rock Do?' The problem with the spot, created ...

The "Enormity" of Oil Profits by Exxon and Shell?

Clifford Krauss makes a strange word choice to describe record profits by the oil companies Exxon and Shell.

The Times Buries Good Economic News, Emphasizes Hypothetical Bad News

Economics reporter Vikas Bajaj puts forth his usual sunny outlook: "The road ahead promises to be a long, hard slog as corporate profits are starting to slow." Meanwhile, the higher-than-expected ...
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