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Wider still and wider: Tuzla-gate hits the front pages

Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 08:16:13 AM PDT

Ah, Google News: such a thing of beauty when you're tracking a story spreading like wildfire.

CNN: Clinton says she 'misspoke' about sniper fire

First Read: Clinton 'Misspoke'

CBS News: Starting Gate: Sniper Fire

ABC News: Footage Questions Senator's Account of 1996 Trip to Bosnia

Now, take a wild guess at just what's all over the morning shows? Oh no.

And the print media? Oh lord, yes, there's more >>>

USA Today: Clinton says she 'misspoke' about sniper fire, calls misstatement a 'minor blip'

The New York Times: Clinton Says She ‘Misspoke’ About Dodging Sniper Fire

The Los Angeles Times: Video contradicts Clinton's tale of harrowing Bosnia arrival

The Washington Post: More Incoming Fire For Clinton

The Baltimore Sun: Clinton's 'landing under sniper fire,' a 'misstatement'

The Seattle Times: Clinton: "misspoke" on Bosnia incident

Interjection: what do you think all those quote marks around 'misspoke' mean? Maybe that nobody's buying that interpretation? But there's more.

The Boston Globe: Clinton embellished Bosnia visit

Oh, wire services, right, can't forget about those.

AFP : Clinton embarrassed over Bosnia gunfire claim

The Press Association: Clinton admits Bosnia memory 'blip'

The Associated Press: Clinton 'Misspoke' About '96 Bosnia Trip

Oh no: a media firestorm. Whatsoever shall Clinton backers and bloggers do? I know, more stories about Jeremiah Wright! That's the way out of this fersure.

Oh, wait. Via the Baltimore Sun, a simple headline: "Pastor Flap Erased".

For all the controversy that Obama has faced during the past few weeks surrounding the "incendiary'' remarks of his longtime and now-retired pastor, remarks which the candidate has disavowed, the last two accountings of the Gallup daily tracker suggest that the senator from Illinois has placed that behind him. [Emph. added]

Aw jeez, that ain't gonna work either. What are the five-percenter Clintons going to do now?

Tags: Hillary Clinton, Polls, Honesty, Trust, Public Opinion (all tags) :: Previous Tag Versions

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