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Feb 21 2008 12:00am EDT

The Story Behind That 'NY Times' McCain Story

The New Republic has published its account of the back story behind today's New York Times piece on John McCain's "ethics" (read: bimbo) issues. It's the story that may or may not have spooked the Times into finally pushing the button after three months of shilly-shallying.

The best part is executive editor Bill Keller's belittling email to the TNR writer, Portfolio alumnus Gabe Sherman: "This sounds like a pointless exercise to me--speculating about reporting that may or may not result in an article. But if that's what Special Correspondents of The New Republic do, speculate away." Nice try, Bill ...

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