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Book News: 'The Great Gypsy'? School Reading List Is Error-Riddled

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Book News: 'The Great Gypsy'? School Reading List Is Error-Riddled

July 12, 2013 • Also: Embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen to star in a comic book; Nathaniel Rich on noir lit; a profile of a literary fraudster.

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Eliot Spitzer Running For New York City Comptroller

July 7, 2013 • After resigning as governor of New York five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, Eliot Spitzer is returning to politics to run for the city's office of comptroller, he told the New York Times.

Book News: Asteroid Named For Iain Banks, Author Of Cosmic Fiction

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Book News: Asteroid Named For Iain Banks, Author Of Cosmic Fiction

July 5, 2013 • Also: Harry Potter's Diagon Alley is now walkable, sort of, in Google Streetview; Jane Smiley on Alice Munro's retirement; a "review" of America.

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

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

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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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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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."

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.

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.

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.

Blog Of The Nation

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."

It's All Politics

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.

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