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An Extremely Slanted Piece on Oklahoma's Strike Against 'Shariah' Law

James McKinley Jr.'s hostile, slanted story on a pre-emptive strike by "archconservatives" and "right-wing Republican lawmakers" against shariah law in Oklahoma brought up faulty arguments against ...

Executive Editor Bill Keller Sneers at Media Reporters as 'Oxpeckers' to His Magnificent Wildebeest

Executive editor Bill Keller has a funny way of expressing humility. His metaphor - that media reporters are "oxpeckers" while he is by inference a massive African mammal - sounded more than a ...

Friedman Admits He Deliberately Exaggerates China Threat

New York Times columnist paints doom and gloom scenario for U.S., place onus on GOP for so-called 'bipartisan' action.

Times Watch Quotes of Note - Voters 'Don't Want' GOP to Stop Obama-care for Fear of 'Gridlock'

Also, Frank Rich warns that the radical right's anger will target "gays, Latinos and Muslims," and conservatives lie about vote fraud.

Media Ignores Pro-Obama Merchandise in Hamas-controlled Gaza

Souvenir shop products could indicate problems with Obama's approach to the peace process.

Market to Take 'One Hell of a Hit' in Mid-December if Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Tax specialist Rial Moulton tells CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' investors will pull money out of markets to avoid taxation hit.

'Explosive' Debt Commission Recommendations Include $961 billion Tax Hikes

But only one of three evening news broadcasts report aggregate tax increase.

Gail Collins Praises David Brooks as Obama's Favorite Journalist, a 'Sane Republican' He Could Do Business With

Liberal columnist Gail Collins pays "conservative" columnist David Brooks the ultimate tribute: "This is why Barack Obama likes you so much. (Admit it, when you're around he ignores every other ...

Timothy Egan on the Stupidity of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann

Former reporter turned columnist Timothy Egan, classy as ever: "Palin no longer has to govern, since quitting halfway through her term in Alaska. Relying on her singular, God-given inability to ...

Times 'New Media' Editor Suggests Print Subscribers Are Suckers

So much for those sharp, sophisticated Times readers. Editor Gerald Marzorati said at a new media conference that Times subscribers have no clue how much they're spending on the print edition: "We ...
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