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False Associated Press Report: Obama Did NOT Say Iran Must Respect Voters’ Choice

June 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Obama’s comments were mushy, yes, but at least he said the most important thing, according to AP:
He said it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders but that the country must respect voters’ choice.
Why then have reputable people continued to pass harsh judgment? And why would AP paraphrase what would have been Obama’s key [...]

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Key Fact Omitted From Associated Press Article About Muhammad Ali’s Salute to Barack Obama

January 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

While reading an Associated Press report this morning about events that took place at the Bluegrass Ball Monday night, I found one important detail omitted from the report were as telling as the ones included.
The missing detail in the piece by Laurie Kellman was the one that would have explained how and where former heavyweight [...]

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Newspapers Turning Away From Associated Press?

October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A report in Editor & Publisher today leads me to believe there might be a positive trend taking shape on the horizon.
America’s oldest journal covering the newspaper industry reports top executives and editors from several major dailies in the Northeast, dissatisfied with The Associated Press, met recently to discuss the formation of a content-sharing agreement [...]

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AP Skews Coverage of McCain’s Life Expectancy

October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar cites “actuarial math” as the reason behind his headline-inspiring conclusion that there’s a “One-in-four chance McCain may not survive 2nd term” if elected to a first.  What the Associated Press writer failed to mention, however, is the fact that McCain’s mother has lived almost as long as Barack Obama Jr.’s parents COMBINED!
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Bank Camera Captures Tornado as it Strikes

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Surveillance cameras at the First State Bank in Parkersburg, Iowa, were rolling when an EF-5 tornado crashed into the building on May 25. The bank was empty. [Note: Video contains only natural sound.]

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