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...those 17 million readers, and a blogosphere that often seems to consist mainly of links to New York Times articles, show that there's still a desire for an arbiter of truth. The idea that I can believe it because I read it in the Times was never 100% true, nor was it true for any other news organization. But the paper represented a certain baseline of agreed-on information. If that no longer exists, what distinguishes a news report from an e-mail rumor your uncle forwarded...
With recently subpoenaed e-mails indicating that the New York Federal Reserve had sought to conceal details of the controversial $182 billion bailout of troubled insurance giant AIG, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner--head of the New York Fed when the e-mails were sent--was called to testify Jan. 27 on Capitol Hill, along with his Treasury predecessor Henry Paulson. At issue: the use of taxpayer money to cover AIG's debts to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street firms. Both men defended the "backdoor bailout" and denied any involvement in the alleged attempt to hide...
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...Health has released a report ranking America's top 100 drunkest cities. Beating out competitors such as New York City, Los Angeles, D.C., and Chicago, Boston came in at number 100—the least drunk of the list...
...family farmhouse in Weare, N.H. after stepping down from the high court in June. In fact, though Souter was known to frequently return to Weare during his tenure on the court, upon retirement he bought a house in nearby Hopkinton, where he now lives, according to the New York Times...