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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (7564)2/6/2005 1:42:34 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Proof No. 1,974 that Reuters is just winging it.

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Today, the news service says there's been ''no respite'' in attacks by insurgents in Iraq.

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents have killed 21 Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers in recent assaults, showing there has been no respite in the fight against U.S.-led forces and their allies since Sunday's election.
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This story comes exactly one day after Reuters reported that attacks had in fact ''declined significantly'' since the election.

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There were 125 attacks on U.S. and coalition forces on election day, and nearly as many in the days running up to the vote, but since then they have dropped sharply.

"The attacks were down significantly in the first three days and we have reason to believe that's been the case over the past two days, although we don't have figures yet," said Lieutenant- Colonel Steve Boylan, a spokesman in Baghdad.
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Why the difference between the two stories? The story from yesterday is by-the-book reporting backed up by a source. The story today is a reporter's conjecture based on several recent attacks that may or may not represent an increase in total attacks.

The first story is good journalism, the second is spin.

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