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The New York Times Plans 8 Pct Newsroom Staff Cuts Oct. 19, 2009 NEW YORK -- The New York Times will cut the size of its news staff by 8 percent by the end of the year. It will offer voluntary buyouts at first but resort to layoffs if it cannot meet the target of 100 positions, according to a memo Executive Editor Bill Keller sent to staff on Monday. The Times, flagship of The New York Times Co., trimmed 100 jobs last year and has cut another 100 from the newspaper's business operations. But it still maintains one of...

Sen. John McCain, once assumed to be the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president, announced disappointing second quarter fund-raising figures on Monday and will be cutting staff in an effort to stay afloat.

<p>Gov. Gray Davis' administration says it is unlikely to approve plans for substantial reductions to the state payroll until the middle of next month.</p> <p>That makes it likely that the impact of the cuts -- in thousands of layoffs and in reduced state services -- won't become public until after the Oct. 7 recall election.</p>