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The real NY Times scandal
The New York Times retracts years of erroneous headlines.
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skreed.com

EW YORK CITY - Amid the turmoil sparked by fraud scandals involving Jayson Blair and other staff writers, the Times is reviewing all editorial content from the past several years. Instituting a policy of full disclosure, Interim Executive Editor Joseph Lelyveld today ordered the retraction of false and misleading headlines as soon as they are discovered. The inventory of falsehoods, expected to reach mammoth proportions, so far includes:

Compassionate Conservative Candidate Bush "A Uniter, Not A Divider"

Candidate Bush Supports Environmental Legislation

Bush Won't Touch Social Security Surplus "Under Any Condition"

George W. Bush Elected

Bush To Be "President Of All The People"

Bipartisan Bush Presidency To Change Tone In Washington

President Strongly Opposes "Nation-Building" - "One of the problems we have in the military is we're in a lot of places around the world"

Rumsfeld Assures: No Plans To Invade Iraq

Finding Osama bin Laden "Dead Or Alive" Is Highest Bush Priority

Ashcroft USA Patriot Act To Protect American Freedoms

Homeland Security Alerts To Reflect Credible Terror Threat Levels

Pentagon Announces Taliban Eradicated

Bush Leads President's Forum On Economic Reform - "Criminal corporations won't receive Federal contracts"

Time "Persons Of The Year" Cover Reflects New Respect, Protections For Corporate Whistleblowers

Bush Seeks International Support For Iraq Military Action

IAEA Report: Iraq Six Months From Developing Nuclear Weapons

Powell: Iraq Possesses Thousands Of Tons Of WMDs

Hamid Karzai Confident White House Won't Forget Afghanistan

Rumsfeld: U.S. Has "Bulletproof Evidence" Of Iraq-Al Qaeda Connection

U.S. Liberates Iraq!

Bush To Call For Second UN Resolution Before Iraq Military Action

Patriotic Fans Condemn Dixie Chick Remark

After Iraq Victory, Rumsfeld Agrees "This Is No Time To Gloat"

Ari Fleischer: USS Lincoln Too Far Away For Helicopter Landing - "Fighter landing wasn't thinly-veiled publicity stunt"

President Declares Combat in Iraq Over - "Mission Accomplished"

Bush Economic Stimulus To Benefit Everyone, Not Just The Wealthy

Proposed Changes Will Restore Homeland Security Secretary Ridge's Credibility

Ashcroft Domestic Security Enhancement Act To Further Protect American Freedoms