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Well at least they are consistent liars. I called AP National first (212) 621-1600. They told me that it was the regional office not them. In fact the old bat on the line got very upset and told me "Research it yourself. I'm in NY how would I know who wrote a story in Wisconsin". Click

re: " In fact the old bat on the line got very upset "

Ah yes! Brings back a few memories. AP will flag a story on the wire as having art to go with it and the page designer/editor will come charging back to the news photo lab wanting to know where the pictures are. After checking the photo wire and determining they definitely aren't there you call AP New York to ask about them. Their attitude is terrible. You would think that since they are a member organization they would at least try to sound considerate. Wrong. They act like you're out of your mind to want the photos they said would be provided. Then you have to go back over to the newsroom and tell the designer there is no art, never a pleasant task as he's already got the page laid out and without the art doesn't want to run the story. Now he has to redesign the page and means calling the editor over to OK the changes. It frequently goes downhill from there!