Howard Kurtz examines the “message wars” surrounding the weekend election in Iraq. Take the exaggerated turnout stats, for instance. “…The official number was later downgraded to 60 percent, that may not be accurate, either. ‘It’s an amazing media error, a huge blunder,’ Clinton White House veteran Robert Weiner says. ‘I’m sure the Bush administration is thrilled by this spin.'” Interesting choice of person to quote…
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