The paper reverses its previous opinion that the show was "generally friendly territory for politicians." Plus: Barbara Walters claims "I don't think anyone knows my political opinions." Really now?
Reporter Katharine Seelye warns that John McCain is "handy with the rhetorical shiv" in debates and tells Obama to expect to have his views distorted by McCain.
The McCain campaign again makes the New York Times an issue: "It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that every day attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Senator McCain, attacks Governor Palin, ...
CNBC's Quintanilla gives favorable coverage to the Democratic presidential candidate, claiming McCain 'could make the federal deficit and national debt even worse.'