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Stuart Taylor Jr., the liberal but brilliant legal reporter for the National Journal, described the New York Times' coverage of the Duke lacrosse rape case as "(w)orse, perhaps, than the other recent Times embarrassments." For a newspaper that carries Maureen Dowd's column, that's saying something. As the Times' most loyal reader, this came as welcome news. I had briefly suspected the Times was engaging in fair reporting of the alleged rape case at Duke University. Taylor's article documenting the Times' massive misrepresentations restored order and coherence to my world. The first part of the story -- the lie part --...

Ann Coulter analyzes GOP Presidential hopefuls: ---Rudy Giuliani: "I Think He's The Only Republican Who Can't Beat Hillary." "I don't see him winning the Primary." "If you can't get MY vote as a Republican against Hillary....." ---John McCain: "Not a Conservative, but a patriot." "A genuine war hero, unlike John Kerry." "His weaknesses are half of his positions." ---Mitt Romney: "Red stater in a blue state." "Has a working knowledge of God." ---Newt Gingrich: "Absolutely brilliant." "His closet has certainly been thoroughly investigated already." "I wish we could bring him in to pinch-hit for all presidential debates."

Return to the Article February 05, 2007 Ann Coulter, warrior Bob Weir The trouble with Republicans is that they don't know how to fight dirty! Although that's not a direct quote from conservative firebrand, Ann Coulter, it was part of the message she gave to about 1000 people at the Dallas/Fort Worth Hyatt Regency Hotel on Saturday night. The huge crowd of GOP loyalists, after enjoying a steak dinner with all the trimmings, sat attentively as the author, columnist and frequent guest on "The O'Reilly Factor" and "The Hannity and Colmes Show" dissected liberal Democrats like a skilled surgeon. The...