Public editor reveals New York Times editor decided to hold wiretap story on eve of 2004 presidential election

The Raw Story | Public editor reveals New York Times editor decided to hold wiretap story on eve of 2004 presidential election: "RAW STORY | Published: Saturday August 12, 2006
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Executive editor Bill Keller tells the paper's ombudmsman that "internal discussions" about publishing a story on domestic wiretapping by the National Security Agency ended up "dragging on for weeks" before the November 2nd, 2004 election.

"The climactic discussion about whether to publish was right on the eve of the election," Keller tells Calame.
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"So why did the Dec. 16 article say The Times had 'delayed publication for a year,' specifically ruling out the possibility that the story had been held prior to the Nov. 2 election?" Calame asks Keller. ...