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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster

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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (25646)2/3/2010 10:52:13 AM
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Reuters Withdraws 'Backdoor Taxes To Hit Middle Class' Story AFTER WHITE HOUSE ASKS THEM TO!

The lead story at DrudgeReport.com as of 11:30 a.m. this morning was "**REUTERS: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class." But Reuters withdrew the article last night. Drudge noted the change and wrote: "**REUTERS pulls tax story..." then added another link to the top left margin: "Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million employees..."

So what happened?

According to a Reuters rep, it was withdrawn "due to significant errors of fact."

"The story was wrong on multiple points and should not have gone out," she emailed us. A formal withdrawal will issued will address specific points that were incorrect later today.

UPDATE: A White House offical told Talking Points Memo that administration aides appealed to Reuters to take it down.

businessinsider.com
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