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Sen. John Edwards

• November 1 -- Cheney "Stale" on the Stump
Coverage of the vice presidential hopefuls tilts in John Edwards' direction.

• October 26 -- Complex Kerry, Striving Edwards
John Kerry : "Time and again, he has proved himself most focused in the crunch." John Edwards: "The odds are against him? The son of a mill worker likes those odds."

• October 6 -- "Arid, "Astringent," "Practically Growling" Cheney
James Bennet piles on the negative adjectives.

• October 6 -- Dick "the Slasher" Cheney
Reporter Katharine Seelye's blogs the debate between Dick "the slasher" Cheney and the "engaging" John Edwards.

• October 6 -- Drawing Out Cheney's "Ire"
Adam Nagourney suddenly starts taking polls seriously, and picks up on the theme of Edwards throwing Cheney off his game: "Mr. Edwards frequently drew the vice president's ire -- and also drew Mr. Cheney's attention away from Mr. Kerry, his intended target."

• October 6 -- "Cheney on the Defensive"
Today's Times hammers home the idea that John Edwards more than held his own with Dick Cheney: "Mr. Edwards appeared to hold his own in the remarkably intense thrust and parry of the evening, at times putting Mr. Cheney on the defensive."

• September 16 -- Edwards As "Moderate," Plus More Misleading on Cheney
An off-lead story on Kerry's suddenly invisible running mate misleadingly labels Edwards a moderate and repeats a misreading of Dick Cheney's war-on-terror speech.

• August 10 -- John Edwards Gets "Rock Concert" Reception in Kansas
Thomas Crampton writes: "While the visit may not win Kansas for the Democrats, it may have left an impression on a few Republicans in the audience, including Mr. Elwell, the owner of the bar. 'I voted for Bush in the last election,' Mr. Elwell said, 'but let's just say I am undecided for now.'"

• July 29 -- More of John "Populist, Not Liberal" Edwards
Edwards: Not liberal, but "populist."

• July 12 -- No Hypocrisy Among Wealthy "Populist" Democrats?
Michael Moss and Kate Zernike dip their toes lightly into the matter of hypocrisy on the wealthy Democratic ticket--but quickly draw back.

• July 8 -- Wilgoren Watches the Democrats
Jodi Wilgoren, one of the paper's more balanced political reporters, nabs the front page with her story on the new Kerry-Edwards ticket and at least hints at the ticket's liberal bent.

• July 7 -- The "Relentlessly Upbeat" John Edwards?
Does this sound like Reagan to you? "We will say no to kids going hungry, to kids who don't have the clothes to keep them warm, and no forever to any American working full-time and living in poverty. Not in our America!"

• July 7 -- Edwards' Liberalism Goes Unmentioned…
The National Journal rated Kerry's VP pick John Edwards the fourth-most liberal senator in 2003. Yet the Times fails to label Edwards as liberal. Things were just a bit different when Bush picked Dick Cheney in 2000.

• February 16 -- More on "Moderate" Kerry
Reporter Randal Archibold again insists Sen. John Kerry is a moderate.

• January 26 -- John Kerry, "A Centrist on a Surge"?
That's what Times reporter Randal Archibold thinks.

• January 12 -- Gay Marriage = Civil Rights?
A profile of Democrat candidate John Edwards seems to equate gay marriage with civil rights in general.