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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.

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

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

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

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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What Does Your NPR Smell Like?

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

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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'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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'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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'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.

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

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

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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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.

'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. Anonymous/AP hide caption

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

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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Libya Releases 'New York Times' Journalists

March 21, 2011 • Beirut bureau chief Anthony Shadid, photographers Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario and reporter/videographer Stephen Farrell were captured six days ago. Turkish diplomats are taking them out of the country.

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'New York Times' Journalists To Be Released, Gadhafi's Son Says

March 18, 2011 • They had not been in contact with the Times since Tuesday.

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NYT: Four Journalists Missing In Libya

March 16, 2011 • The Times says it has second-hand reports indicating they were "swept up by Libyan government forces" in the city of Ajdabiya.

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Aerial Views of Japan

March 15, 2011 • The race to find survivors along Japan's coast is underway. The New York Times used aerial photos from before the earthquake and tsunami, and immediately following to show the destruction. Users can slide a tab to compare.

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