Press slow to follow trail of probe into Steele theft By Jennifer Harper THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published October 7, 2005 It took the New York Times 16 days to acknowledge the theft of the personal credit report of Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, Maryland Republican, by a pair of operatives working for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, led by Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York. Yesterday, the Times addressed the fraudulent act in an A-section news story -- on page 28 -- headlined "Democrats are on defensive in Maryland state race," leading with the fact that Republicans are hoping...