Citizen Huff - The New York Times

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"In February, The Huffington Post drew 3.7 million unique visitors, according to Nielsen Online, for the first time beating out The Drudge Report, the conservative tip sheet with which The Post is often compared. On Technorati, a blog search tool, The Huffington Post is the second-most-linked-to blog, behind only the technology site TechCrunch. As Roy Sekoff, the site’s editor, said, “We’ve always wanted to be part of the national conversation....

“Success on the Web is defined by spotting niches and serving them well,” said Micah L. Sifry, the editor of the blog TechPresident.com. “Will people go to The Huffington Post for great sports blogging? They’re certainly not going to go see what Arianna says about opening day,” he added."

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Airing of Spitzer Inquiry Is Sought - New York Times

Airing of Spitzer Inquiry Is Sought - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25cnd-soares.html?_r=1&ex=1364184000&en=c1ab15ea0305380f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin

Excerpt:
"Gov. David A. Paterson has been asked by the Albany County district attorney, P. David Soares, to grant waivers that would allow a full airing of the district attorney’s findings in its latest investigation of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s administration.

The request was made in a letter sent by the district attorney to the governor on Monday and a response was requested by 5 p.m. today. This morning, Mr. Paterson’s office sent a letter to Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo seeking a legal opinion."

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Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case - New York Times

Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case - New York Times
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"In a death-penalty case that has become an international issue, the Supreme Court declared on Tuesday that President Bush had no power to tell the State of Texas to reopen the case of a Mexican who has been condemned for murder and rape."

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Obama Chats With Gore - The New York Times

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/obama-chats-with-gore/
Excerpt:
"That morsel of information was buried near the end of a question-and-answer session. Asked if he would divulge what they talked about, Mr. Obama smiled and simply said, “No.”

It’s been awhile since Mr. Gore’s name has come up in the context of the prolonged Democratic presidential contest. While people close to the former vice president say he has been following the race closely, he has given no signals that he is willing to step into the battle between Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

And how about John Edwards?"

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U.S. Attorney Says There Is No Deal With Spitzer - The New York Times

U.S. Attorney Says There Is No Deal With Spitzer - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"Mr. Garcia’s one-line statement said, “There is no agreement between this office and Gov. Eliot Spitzer, relating to his resignation or any other matter.”"

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Full Text of Spitzer Resignation - The New York Times

See also:
Paterson's Statement on Spitzer's Resignation
and
Bruno: 'A Crisis Unlike Any Other Ever Faced'

Full Text of Spitzer Resignation - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"Following is the full text of Eliot Spitzer’s resignation speech, as transcribed by The Times:

In the past few days I have begun to atone for my private failings with my wife, Silda, my children, and my entire family. The remorse I feel will always be with me. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the love and compassion they have shown me. From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much: the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me. To every New Yorker, and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for, I sincerely apologize...."

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Spitzer Aides Say Governor Will Resign Today - New York Times

Spitzer Aides Say Governor Will Resign Today - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, will resign today, some of his staff members said they have been told.

Mr. Spitzer is scheduled to speak today at 11:30 a.m. at his Manhattan office, and the resignation is to be effective Monday, aides to the governor said."

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Big Wins for Clinton in Texas and Ohio; McCain Is In as G.O.P. Choice - The New York Times

Big Wins for Clinton in Texas and Ohio; McCain Is In as G.O.P. Choice - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries on Tuesday, ending a string of defeats and allowing her to soldier on in a Democratic presidential nomination race that now seems unlikely to end any time soon."

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McCain's Canal Zone Birth Prompts Queries About Whether That Rules Him Out - The New York Times

McCain's Canal Zone Birth Prompts Queries About Whether That Rules Him Out - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"Mr. McCain’s likely nomination as the Republican candidate for president and the happenstance of his birth in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936 are reviving a musty debate that has surfaced periodically since the founders first set quill to parchment and declared that only a “natural-born citizen” can hold the nation’s highest office.

Almost since those words were written in 1787 with scant explanation, their precise meaning has been the stuff of confusion, law school review articles, whisper campaigns and civics class debates over whether only those delivered on American soil can be truly natural born. To date, no American to take the presidential oath has had an official birthplace outside the 50 states."

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The New York Times - William F. Buckley Jr. Is Dead at 82

The New York Times - William F. Buckley Jr. Is Dead at 82
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"He also found time to write at least 55 books, ranging from sailing odysseys to spy novels to celebrations of his own dashing daily life, and to edit five more. His political novel “The Rake” was published last August, and a book looking back at the National Review’s history in November; a personal memoir of Barry Goldwater is due to be publication in April, and Mr. Buckley was working on a similar book about Ronald Reagan for release in the fall.

The more than 4.5 million words of his 5,600 biweekly newspaper columns, “On the Right,” would fill 45 more medium-sized books.

Mr. Buckley’s greatest achievement was making conservatism — not just electoral Republicanism, but conservatism as a system of ideas — respectable in liberal post-World War II America."

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The New York Times - Obama’s Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds

The New York Times - Obama’s Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds
Excerpt:
"For the first time in a Times/CBS poll, he moved ahead of Mrs. Clinton nationally, with 54 percent of Democratic primary voters saying they wanted to see him nominated, while 38 percent preferred Mrs. Clinton. A USA Today/Gallup Poll released Monday showed a similar result, 51 percent for Mr. Obama to 39 percent for Mrs. Clinton."

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Rush, right rally to McCain

Rush, right rally to McCain
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"Rush Limbaugh, who has been critical of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), embraced him today now that they have a common enemy: The New York Times.

Limbaugh and other conservative commentators rushed to defend McCain on Thursday against a potentially damaging article in The New York Times, embracing a maverick they have often attacked."

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Obama Pulls In $36M In January, More Than Clinton And McCain Combined

Obama Pulls In $36M In January, More Than Clinton And McCain Combined
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Small Online Contributions Add Up to Huge Fund-Raising Edge for Obama - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"A cluster of cramped cubicles, tucked away in a rear corner of Senator Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters here, serves as the heart of a fund-raising machine that has reshaped the calculus of the 2008 election."

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Musharraf’s Party Accepts Defeat - New York Times

Musharraf’s Party Accepts Defeat - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Pakistan appeared to be heading for a transition to an elected civilian government Tuesday after President Pervez Musharraf told visiting United States senators that he accepted the resounding defeat of his party in elections, and would work with a new Parliament."

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An Obama Refrain Bears Echoes of a Governor’s Speeches - The New York Times

Excerpt:
"Mr. Patrick said he did not believe Mr. Obama should give him credit.

“Who knows who I am? The point is more important than whose argument it is,” said Mr. Patrick, who telephoned The New York Times at the request of the Obama campaign. “It’s a transcendent argument.”

David Axelrod, the chief strategist for Mr. Obama who also advised Mr. Patrick, said Sunday that Mr. Obama adapted the words from Mr. Patrick. Mr. Axelrod said that he did not write the words for either candidate.

“They often riff off one another. They share a world view,” Mr. Axelrod said. “Both of them are effective speakers whose words tend to get requoted and arguments tend to be embraced widely.”"

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Obama and McCain Sweep 3 Primaries - New York Times

Obama and McCain Sweep 3 Primaries - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Senator Barack Obama rolled to victory by large margins in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, extending his winning streak over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to eight Democratic nominating contests."

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Back-Room Choices - New York Times

Back-Room Choices - New York Times
Excerpt:
"In this new world, who is to say that the party’s superdelegates would still vote as the reliable instruments of the Democratic establishment? And even if they did, who is to say that other Democrats would tolerate a nomination brokered by a bunch of insiders? In the blog age, such events would likely turn the party upside down."

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A Face-Off, Not Necessarily Televised - The New York Times

A Face-Off, Not Necessarily Televised - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"John McCain is doing something that is very much in character with the way he has run his political life, but that is also a bow to the fact that he does not have the financial resources of Mitt Romney. He is relying on the so-called free media — interviews, news conferences and rallies — to press his message. There will be some television advertising, his aides said, but it will be modest."

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Edwards Is Dropping Out - New York Times

Edwards Is Dropping Out - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Democratic candidate John Edwards has decided to drop out of the presidential primary race, giving a speech this afternoon at the same place where he began this campaign — in New Orleans.

Throughout this season, Mr. Edwards hasn’t been able to break through the dueling high-profile candidacies of Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. And he had not been able to raise the kind of funds that those two had early on.

Top advisers said that Mr. Edwards would not be endorsing another candidate today when he makes his announcement at 1 p.m."

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Text of the State of the Union Address - The New York Times

Text of the State of the Union Address - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"Following is the text of President Bush’s State of the Union address on Monday, as transcribed by the Federal News Service:"

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