McCain Camp Aims Again at The Times

For the second time in a week, the McCain campaign has issued scathing commentary against The New York Times, this time complaining of unfair treatment in a memo about an article examining ties between the firm of its campaign manager, Rick Davis and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant. The McCain campaign took issue with the article's characterization of Mr. Davis's financial relationship to his firm in recent years, among other things. It also contended that The Times has not delved as extensively into the lobbying/financial links that Senator Barack Obama's campaign and its associates have to financial institutions or to other special interests. Bill Keller, executive editor for The Times, said, "Nobody has disputed the facts reported yesterday by The Times."