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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 11:15 AM
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White House details errors in Suskind book
Partial list: (pretty sloppy)

An administration official sent along a partial list under the headline "The Suskind Book Game: 'Too Big to Fact Check?'" From the list of alleged errors: "1.) Suskind wrote that Larry Summers needed Senate confirmation to lead the National Economic Council. 2.) Suskind wrote that Secretary Geithner served as 'Chairman' of the New York Fed. 3.) Suskind wrote that Gene Sperling served as 'an assistant Treasury Secretary.' 4.) Suskind wrote that Geithner had 'never been an undersecretary' at Treasury. 5.) Suskind wrote that the acronym for the Bank for International Settlements is 'BASEL.' 6.) Suskind wrote that Gene Sperling played tennis at the University of Michigan." ...


http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0911/fact_check_bc9ea875-61ba-4341-910f-c8ead18a6308.html



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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 11:16 AM
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1. Nice to know the White House is worried...nt
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 11:19 AM
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2. Nice to know that journalist/authors can't get the basic facts right
It rather throws the rest of the project into serious doubt, doncha think?

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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 11:48 AM
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3. One who continuously blunders when attacking President Obama
CANNOT EVER BE WRONG!
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