From Truthout, an apology, of sorts, for reporting Rove's indictment

A week after proclaiming that Karl Rove has already been indicted on charges of perjury and lying to federal investigators, Truthout has issued a rather inscrutable partial apology.

"The time has now come. . . to issue a partial apology to our readership for this story," Truthout Executive Director Marc Ash said in a post on the site Friday. "While we paid very careful attention to the sourcing on this story, we erred in getting too far out in ... Full Story »

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James Bliwas
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by James Bliwas - Oct. 1, 2008

I respect Jason Leopold's reporting on Plamegate and was as surprised as Mr. Ash when the Rove indictment was not announced -- it was the first time Leopold seems to have gotten something wrong. I think the mea cupla was a bit mealymouthed and I wonder why it never appeared in a prominent place at Truthout?

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