James Bennet, the editor of the New York Times' editorial page, testified Wednesday that he did not consult the paper’s previously published columns and news reports when he rewrote an editorial in June that said a political action committee associated with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin had circulated a map that showed crosshairs targeting several members of Congress.Bennet’s testimony, given in federal district court in Lower Manhattan, was the focus of an evidentiary hearing in the suit over the editorial, which was published after Rep.