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The Great George Bush Sr. "Grocery Scanner" Urban Legend Lives On

Reporter Garry Shih in a story on bar codes writes: "They even played a role in the 1992 presidential race, when then-President George H. W. Bush, at a campaign stop, seemed surprised by what had ...

HuffPost's Nico Pitney No "Administration Plant," But Jeff Gannon Was

Peter Baker of the New York Times on the Nico Pitney planted question controversy: "Here is the dirty little secret about White House news conferences: The president almost always knows the ...

Sanford and Sin Will Dog G.O.P Through 2012

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's confession of adultery gives the Times another chance to round up recent (and not so recent) stories of Republican misdeeds and controversies and suggest they ...

Transgender Rights: Not a 'Liberal' Cause?

As the Obama administration works to end discrimation against transgendered federal employees, their advocates aren't liberals, but opponents are quickly labeled "conservative."

NYT: How Dare Food Folks Make Their Products Taste Good

Health columnist Tara Parker-Pope celebrates former FDA head David Kessler's book blaming the food industry for making us fat: "But food scientists work hard to reach the precise point at which we ...

"Jon & Kate Plus 8" Critic Hits Out at Bristol Palin

Ginia Bellafante: "For some Christians, the Gosselins have become the new Bristol Palin, exposing hypocrisy between belief and practice."

The Amazing Disappearing "Obama Effect" in Iran

The Times hardly mentions Barack Obama in the context of Iran, yet still sees an "Obama effect."

The Times Fails to Call Genocidal Khmer Rouge Regime "Communist"

Reporter Seth Mydans reverts to old bad habits in his followup story on a trial in Cambodia of a Khmer Rouge torturer.

Surprise: Times Reporter Calls Hezbollah a Terrorist Group

Someone call Executive Editor Bill Keller - he recently termed such labeling "sloppy journalism."

NYT Editor Bill Keller Denies Pro-Obama Bias on ABC

The paper's executive editor insisted, against all evidence, that the president is "getting examined pretty microscopically."
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