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Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Two-Way

Hack Attack On 'New York Times' Looks Like Part Of Chinese Campaign

The New York Times'  headquarters building in New York City.

January 31, 2013 Western news outlets that have been reporting on alleged corruption among China's leadership appear to be targeted. The Times says it has been under attack for four months.

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Monday, December 31, 2012

The Two-Way

China Kicks Out 'New York Times' Reporter

December 31, 2012 Reporter Chris Buckley is forced to leave China when his journalist visa is not extended. The case is seen as a sign of an increasingly hard-line stance toward the foreign media.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Two-Way

NYTimes.com Cuts Free Articles To 10 Per Month, From 20

March 20, 2012 The news outlet says 10 articles and free access to its home page "strikes a better balance between visiting and subscribing."

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

It's All Politics

Poll: Obama Hits 50% Approval, Leads All GOP Rivals, For Now

February 15, 2012 The poll, released Tuesday, found President Obama's approval rating had bounced back up to 50 percent from 47 percent in January. Not a huge improvement but in presidential politics, getting to at least 50 percent approval is key for an incumbent seeking re-election. The recovering economy gets much of the credit for his rising approval rates.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

It's All Politics

Obama Laps GOP Field In Finance-Sector Cash But Shows Weakness Too

October 19, 2011 President Obama is either raising money from the financial sector like a man with many friends and supporters in that field despite his attempts to regulate it. Or, he is losing the money race to Mitt Romney, that veteran of the private-equity world, because of his administration's efforts to clamp down on Wall Street with new regulations.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

The Two-Way

Rumsfeld Calls Paul Krugman's Sept. 11 Column 'Repugnant'

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, in March 2011.

September 12, 2011 Krugman wrote that "the memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned" by President George W. Bush and others. Rumsfeld, Bush's Defense secretary, is angry.

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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

The Two-Way

'NYT': Pakistani Spy Agency Ordered Journalist's Killing, U.S. Believes

Syed Saleem Shahzad (July 2008 file photo).

July 5, 2011 American officials tell the Times that they have intelligence indicating that the ISI wanted to silence Syed Saleem Shahzad and other journalists who worked to expose corruption and ties to terrorist within the Pakistani military.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

What Does Your NPR Smell Like?

The Times of New York candle

June 29, 2011 Inspired by the aroma of his beloved New York Times, the late artist Tobias Wong left behind plans for a fragrance inspired by its olfactory combo of newsprint and black ink. Some friends help his dream become a reality: a candle, "The Times Of New York."

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Monday, June 27, 2011

It's All Politics

Log Cabin Leader: Obama Probably Looking At Polls On Gay Marriage

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,  City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sandra Lee at the 2011 NYC LGBT Pride March, June 26, 2011.

June 27, 2011 The victory for marriage equality legislation in New York has placed in sharp relief the willingness of state lawmakers, particularly Republicans, to openly support same-sex marriage and President Obama's reluctance to do the same on the national stage. (He's publicly for civil union and says his views are "evolving.)

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Two-Way

'Washington Post' Debated 'Undocumented' Reporter's Veracity

June 23, 2011 Some editors did not think Jose Antonio Vargas was giving them the full story, the newspaper reports. His account ended up running in The New York Times Magazine.

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

The Two-Way

'New York Times' Names New Executive Editor

June 2, 2011 Currently the Times' managing editor, she becomes the first woman in its 160-year history to lead the newspaper. Bill Keller is stepping down to be a full-time writer for the Times.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Two-Way

'New York Times' Reporter Subpoenaed In Leak Investigation

May 24, 2011 Federal prosecutors say reporter James Risen has information they need about a former CIA operative accused of divulging classified information.

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Thursday, May 05, 2011

The Two-Way

Bin Laden's Protectors Got Off Relatively Few Shots, 'Times' Reports

Pakistani police guard the gate of the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces.

May 5, 2011 Administration officials have publicly said the SEAL team's members were engaged in a firefight through most of the 40 minutes they were there. They now say one man fired at the commandos. Others were killed as they resisted; before they could shoot.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Two-Way

Elizabeth Taylor Outlived One Of Her Obituary Writers

March 23, 2011 The principal writer of her New York Times obituary died in 2005. Mel Gussow was a "longtime critic and cultural reporter" for the newspaper.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Two-Way

'Shoot Them': Journalists Captured In Libya 'Thought It Was Over'

(Left to right) New York Times journalists Stephen Farrell and Tyler Hicks, Turkish ambassador Levent Sahinkaya, and Times journalists Lynsey Addario and Anthony Shadid, at the Turkish Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday. Turkish diplomats helped secure the journalists' release.

March 22, 2011 The four New York Times staffers who spent six days in the hands of fighters loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi tell their story today.

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