Edwards Campaign: Times Refused To Talk To Beneficiaries Of His Anti-Poverty Programs

Talking Points Memo, TPM Cafe by Greg Sargent | Jun. 22, 2007 (Opinion)

The Edwards campaign is pushing back hard against today's enormous front-page New York Times piece alleging that there was something untoward about the fact that the antipoverty programs set up by John Edwards provided a "bridge" to his Presidential campaign. The story has already come under fire here, here, and here.

But we've just learned something new and surprising about the story. The Edwards campaign has just told us on the record that The ... Full Story »

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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

This blog post presents a useful piece of information about the misleading NY Times article about John Edwards. The fact that the NY Times reporter declined to speak to any of the beneficiaries of the Edwards charities suggests that its research may have been limited. (My own review of the NY Times article raises questions about its insufficient sourcing, evidence and context). As far as this blog post is concerned, I also find it lacking in depth. While the new fact it presents is helpful, it doesn't investigate its veracity with independent sources, and also takes sides, which makes it suspect as well. Maybe everyone should take a deep breath, and spend more time researching, rather than spouting off with limited facts on hand.

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