William Safire was an author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter. He passed away at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland on Sunday, September 27 at the age of 79 due to cancer. Safire was a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times and speechwriter for President Nixon.

The New York Post reports that fellow New York-based newspaper the New York Times is seeking a bailout from Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim.

Combination of Metro and News, Business and Sports “sends mixed signals in tough economic times,” says rising Hollywood star.

The following letter to the Editor of the New York Times was published on Saturday, May 5, 2007: