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Subscribers Say Newspaper Has Slanted Middle East Coverage The Associated Press Published: Apr 18, 2002 LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 1,000 people have suspended their subscriptions to the Los Angeles Times, claiming the newspaper's coverage of unrest in the Middle East is biased toward the Palestinians. Times officials said in Thursday's editions that they began receiving numerous calls Monday about their reporting of the Middle East conflict. About 900 calls were logged Wednesday, but not all of the people requested suspensions. The protest reportedly was organized in the local Jewish community and was timed to correspond with Tuesday's 50th anniversary...