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Possible GOP Win in Upstate New York Signals 'Deepened Divisions' in Party?

11/3/2009 12:13 PM ET
Reporter Jeremy Peters spins a promising chance at victory for the GOP in a House race as a sign of bad news for the party, citing the "deeply conservative" independent candidate Doug Hoffman.

'Conservatives' Afoot in Upstate New York Election Fighting 'Unorthodox' Scozzafava

10/27/2009 2:53 PM ET
Labeling disparity in Jeremy Peters' take on the wild special election to fill a congressional seat in New York state, a three-way battle pitting "unorthodox" (not liberal) Republican Dede ...

Hypocritical Tears for "Red Scare" Victims in '50s NYC

6/17/2009 12:51 PM ET
Ralph Blumenthal on Communist teachers dismissed from NYC schools: "It was the height of the Red Scare, and the nation was gripped by hysteria over loyalty and subversion....The Board of ...

NY Sen. Gillibrand Too Conservative for the Times' Taste

1/28/2009 4:16 PM ET
Michael Powell rolls out the "verys" to make Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand some kind of conservative threat to New York State: "Since Gov. David A. Paterson announced her appointment on Friday, she has ...

Eliot Spitzer Extends "Olive Branch" While "G.O.P. Pouts"

1/11/2008 9:24 AM ET
Nicholas Confessore can't believe Republicans would act "frosty" toward Gov. Spitzer - but doesn't mention "Troopergate," in which state police were misused to track the travel of Spitzer's ...

How Strange: Conservative Town Thinks US Troops Are on "Our Side"

9/12/2007 1:26 PM ET
"...almost none seemed to foresee a happy result for 'our side,' as many in this conservative, Republican-voting place put it."

Another Friday, Another Leftist Activist to Glorify in a Fawning Profile

7/13/2007 2:55 PM ET
Robin Finn's Friday tradition: Fawning over liberal activists in hagiographic profiles, without the burden of balance.

"Strident" Conservative Busybodies with a "Black-and-White" Attitude Toward Illegals

6/13/2007 1:16 PM ET
How dare he: "[Steve] Levy has held to a black-and-white assertion: Illegal immigration is illegal, and should be punished."

Gay Marriage a "Simple Moral Imperative"

4/25/2007 10:43 AM ET
Last year, the Times publisher labeled gay marriage a "fundamental human right." This week, the editorial page seconded that emotion.

Centering Mrs. Clinton for 2008

9/13/2006 3:05 PM ET
Hillary Clinton "under fire from liberals." As if she isn't one herself?
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