WTF?!: NYTimes Fails to Report Fed Judge Finding on ‘Unconstitutional’ ACORN Defunding Legislation

From misreporting to no reporting at all, questions keep mounting for the 'paper of record' about their bizarre record of failure on the ACORN story

UPDATED: AP article on decision appears on NYTimes.com website...

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3/17/2010 -
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Jonathan Turley for the U.S. Supreme Court

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Covering the Coverage: Reaction to ACORN ‘Pimp’ Hoax, Condemnation of NYTimes Continues…

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New Hampshire Town Citizens Prohibit Concealed Vote Counting by Computers or Any Other Method

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‘The Times Botched the Story,’ Author Says About ACORN ‘Pimp’ Hoax on ‘Democracy Now!’

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3/12/2010 -
4:06 pm PT

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ACORN ‘Pimp’ Hoax Comment of the Moment…

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Brad Friedman,
3/12/2010 -
9:55 am PT

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Media Watchdog FAIR Finds NYT Was ‘Duped’ in ‘Wildly Misleading’ Coverage of ACORN ‘Pimp’ Hoax

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3/11/2010 -
1:08 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – March 11, 2010

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Breaking: Another ACORN Court Victory; Federal Judge Strikes Down Funding Ban as Unconstitutional

Judgment Grants ACORN Declaratory, Permanent Injunctive Relief

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3/10/2010 -
9:30 pm PT

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In Memoriam: Doris ‘Granny D’ Haddock at 100

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3/10/2010 -
12:06 pm PT

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The Real Targets of the ACORN Smear Campaigns: Verifiable Truth, American Democracy

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3/10/2010 -
6:05 am PT

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‘Green News Report’ – March 9, 2010

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3/9/2010 -
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Rightwing ‘Hot Air’ Blogger Ed Morrissey Misreports ‘Indictments Against ACORN’

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Brad Friedman,
3/9/2010 -
10:17 am PT

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DOJ TO REQUIRE ES&S TO SELL OFF ASSETS FROM DIEBOLD MERGER CITING ANTI-TRUST CONCERNS

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Brad Friedman,
3/8/2010 -
6:02 pm PT

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