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Well, it's not what one might think. They have a correction on an irrelevant point in a completely discredited article -- but at least it's right at the top: A front-page article on Feb. 21 about Senator John McCain’s record on lobbying and ethics, including his role in the Keating Five case, described incorrectly the reprimand delivered to three other members of the Senate in 1991 for intervening with government regulators on behalf of Charles H. Keating Jr. The Senate Ethics Committee rebuked the three senators for improper behavior, but under a parliamentary agreement the full Senate did not censure...

President Bush often insists he has to be the decider — ignoring Congress and the public when it comes to the tough matters on war, terrorism and torture, even deciding whether an ordinary man in Florida should be allowed to let his wife die with dignity. Apparently that burden does not apply to the functioning of one of the most vital government agencies, the Justice Department. Americans have been waiting months for Mr. Bush to fire Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who long ago proved that he was incompetent and more recently has proved that he can’t tell the truth. Mr....

We're not "not winning." We've lost. So declares Bush critic Frank Rich in Sunday runs of the NEW YORK TIMES. MORE Taking it all the way, this time, Rich writes: "The actual reality is that we have lost in Iraq." "The Iraq-Vietnam parallels at this juncture are striking," Rich explains, in an op-ed he has titled: "THE SUNSHINE BOYS CAN'T SAVE IRAQ." Rich declares: "As bad as things may seem now, they can yet become worse, and not just in Iraq. "The longer we pretend that we have not lost there, the more we risk losing other wars we still...

Washington -- When President Bush shakes 1,000 hands, Blake Gottesman is ready with the Purell. When Bush is in his daily intelligence briefing in the trailer on his ranch, Gottesman is on site to dog-sit Barney, the president's Scottish terrier. When a member of the White House senior staff wants a word with the boss, Gottesman is there to recommend yes or no. "People will say, 'Is this a good time to raise something?' " said Joe Hagin, the White House deputy chief of staff. "And Blake will say, 'Well, he's reviewing a speech right now,' or 'He's got a...

Editorial: - Donald Rumsfeld Should Go http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07FRI1.html . Editorial: - The Military Archipelago ("Prisoner Abuse is Systematic", Blames Bush, saying he's given Al-Qaeda a gift in world-wide recruitment effortd). http://nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07FRI2.html . Editorial: - Losing Our Technical Dominance("This administration seems misguided in cutting research funds IN REAL TERMS http://nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07FRI3.html . Paul Krugman - The Oil Crunch (Typical Krugman, blasting/blaming Bush, Calling Iraq Disastrous, etc. Scum) http://nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07KRUG.html . Ted Conover - My Life as a Guard (Blaming Bush for Not Doing Enough to Prevent Prison Abuse) http://nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07CONO.html . ANTOINE AUDOUARD (French?) - When Liberators Become Tyrants (You can imagine the vitriol here,...