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