[justshe]

In retrospect, you and others here make a valid point. The headline is technically incorrect because the White House made no such admission. I have edited the headline and the lead of the story to reflect that.

Doug

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I have read your defense of your headline on this forum...and on your forum. I am curious, WHY would you edit the headline at THIS point? Not that I don't think you made the right decision, but it seems like you took an "unofficial" opinion poll, and have deigned to make the change.

[Doug Thompson]

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I have read your defense of your headline on this forum...and on your forum. I am curious, WHY would you edit the headline at THIS point? Not that I don't think you made the right decision, but it seems like you took an "unofficial" opinion poll, and have deigned to make the change.
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Not at all. Most of this debate took place late in the day and several readers of my web site (as well as some here) made the valid point that the headline was not technically correct. I have gone back and corrected stories that were days, weeks or even months old if somebody pointed out a mistake or convinced me that I was wrong. I'm not perfect. Nobody is. If I screw up, I admit it and try to fix it.

Doug