THE NEW REPUBLIC on why THE NEW YORK TIMES published its McCain story.

Here's a link to a story in THE NEW REPUBLIC which traces the genesis of the controversial story about John McCain which appeared in this morning's print edition of THE NEW YORK TIMES:

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8b7675e4-36de-43f5-afdd-2a2cd2b96a24

Tags: John McCain, THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dean Baquet, THE NEW REPUBLIC