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The publication of the John McCain story article "capped three months of intense internal deliberations at the Times over whether to publish the negative piece and its most explosive charge about the affair," writes Gabriel Sherman. "It pitted the reporters investigating the story, who believed they had nailed it, against executive editor Bill Keller, who believed they hadn't. It likely cost the paper one investigative reporter, who decided to leave in frustration." || Marilyn W. Thompson denies she left the Times because of the story. "If anything, this story made me realize I need to return to management."