Reporting on President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Iowa, New York Times journalists Helene Cooper and Jeff Zeleny wrote on April 27th:

The president conceded that the rising level of the budget deficit “keeps me up at night.” But he extolled the benefits of the economic stimulus plan and took issue with his Congressional critics, who he said had tried to take credit for local projects even though they voted against the $789 billion measure last year.

President Obama’s stimulus may have only totaled $789 billion when Congressional critics voted against it, but its costs have increased since then. According to … Continue Reading

Reporting about President Obama’s upcoming meeting with Mayor Bloomberg, former Speaker Gingrich, and Rev. Al Sharpton, the New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny misreports the administration’s new position about the future of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program:

The private meeting comes on the same day that Mr. Obama will announce his intention to extend the school voucher program in the District of Columbia. The program provides scholarships to about 1,700 poor students so they can attend private schools, but it was scheduled to end this year, creating uncertainty for the students already enrolled.

While Mr. Obama remains opposed to voucher programs,

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