Behind the Gray Lady’s drive-by

The New Republic has a “story behind the story” piece about the New York Times’ drive-by attack on John McCain:

Beyond its revelations, however, what’s most remarkable about the article is that it appeared in the paper at all: The new information it reveals focuses on the private matters of the candidate, and relies entirely on the anecdotal evidence of McCain’s former staffers to justify the piece

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