< ! -- Deleted image removed : In a July 2006 '' Variety '' article , Janice Min , '' Us Weekly '' editor-in-chief , cited '' People '' for the increase in cost to publishers of celebrity photos : In a June 2007 '' New York Magazine '' article , Tina Brown was asked , " Do you actually read the tabloids ? " From a May 2007 '' New York Post '' article profiling New York 's 50 Most Powerful Women , Of her front cover appearance in November 1997 , Courtney Love remarked , The magazine was criticized for allegedly biased coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention . The September 5 , 2008 , issue featured Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on the cover with the headline " Babies , Lies & Scandal " , while the June 19 , 2008 , issue featured U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama with the headline " Why Barack Loves Her " . Senior Editor Bradley Jacobs claimed that the " lies " on the cover referred to unspecified " liberal bloggers " who had speculated on the parentage of Governor Palin 's child , not to the governor herself . However , nothing on the cover indicated " liberal bloggers " were the alleged liars . It was reported that the magazine had lost over 10,000 subscribers . Since then it was reported that '' Us Weekly '' sent e-mails to each of those subscribers , apologizing for the cover , and promised to send them five free copies of the magazine
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
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