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2004/7/6 [ERROR, uid:31177, category id '18005#1.84375' has no name! , ] UID:31177 Activity:high

7/6     Murdoch owned New York Post pulls a "Dewey Defeats Truman"
        http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377014
        \_ Nice!
        \_ Score another "victory" for the Right Wing Slime Machine.
           \_ We're keeping score?  Does every Blair article count as a point?
        \_ There's a brief (but not gloating) mention of this in the NYTimes.

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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377014com NY Post jumps the gun on Kerry VP choice Tuesday's front page reports that Gephardt got the nod MSNBC Updated: 12:50 pm ET July 06, 2004 It's a common command in any newsroom: "Get it first. By that measure, Tuesday's edition of the New York Post scored two out of three. In a front-page gaffe reminiscent of the Chicago Tribune's infamous 1948 "Dewey Beats Truman" headline, Tuesday's Post trumpeted an "exclusive" report that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry had picked Rep. Launch July 6: Will Ferrell, posing as news anchor Ron Burgandy, shows "Today's" Katie Couric and Matt Lauer the front page of the New York Post. Today show The Post noted that "many thought (Edwards) would be the one, when it was learned he had cut short a family vacation at Florida's Walt Disney World last week so he could rush to see Kerry in Washington." The paper also noted that Edwards' "youthful appearance and sunny campaign style during the primary made him a favorite among party activists." But the Post dismissed Edwards as a possible choice, saying he "lacked experience. He is a one-term senator whose lack of seasoning in foreign affairs could have made voters nervous about his ability to assume the presidency during a war or an international crisis. " The paper also noted that "it was thought that Kerry felt more comfortable with Gephardt than any of the other candidates." Editor-in-chief Col Allan said he made the decision after the Post received information it believed to be correct. "We unreservedly apologize to our readers for the mistake," Allan said.