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Well, not really. They've been going after links that are not moderated and add no value at all to users. Wouldn't you still kill for links on the BBC or the NYTimes site? There's no doubt at all...

Google (via Matt Cutts) has said very often that as long as the link you're getting from somewhere post heavy-duty moderation, they would give credit for it. This applies to pretty much all offsite...