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William Broad

• November 1 -- The Times Finally Checks Out Its Own Scoop
The Times finally questions ("Why is this coming out in the week before the election?") its suspiciously timed "scoop" on missing Iraq explosives -- on the back pages of the Saturday edition.

• October 29 -- Explosives Scoop Vindicated? The NYT Thinks So
"Ammo-gate" again on the front page, in a story highlighting unearthed footage showing the Army's 101st Airborne opening barrels and boxes of powder at al Qaqaa. The one videotape is apparently all the vindication the Times needs for its anti-Bush bombshell.

• October 26 -- Times' "Explosive" Scoop: Bombshell or Politically Motivated Dud?
The Times trumpets two front-page stories blaming the Bush administration for letting almost 400 tons of powerful explosives disappear under its nose in Iraq. Grim news -- but is it true? An NBC News report suggests maybe not.

• June 8 -- Reagan's Devolving Idea of Missile Defense
The passing of Ronald Reagan is the apparent hook for a Times story on missile defense, which features the eye-rolling tone the Times usually employs when discussing the issue. The paper also quotes two unlabeled outside experts from the same liberal defense group.

E-mail TimesWatch Director, Clay Waters, with TimesWatch feedback at cwaters@mediaresearch.org