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ReutersNY Times criticized for ad attacking top US general13 Sep 2007 17:36:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Claudia Parsons
NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - An ad criticizing the
top U.S. general in Iraq raised charges on Thursday
that The New York Times <NYT.N> slashed its
advertising rates for political reasons -- an accusation
denied by the paper.
The ad by liberal anti-war group moveon.org ran on
Monday, the day of Gen. David Petraeus' testimony to
Congress about the war and how long U.S. forces will
stay in Iraq.
-snip-"Times Gives Lefties a Hefty Discount for 'Betray Us'
Ad," was the headline in the Post, owned by Rupert
Murdoch's News Corp.<NWSa.N>.
Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis denied the rate
charged indicated a political bias and said it was the
paper's policy not to disclose the rate paid by any
advertiser.
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