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Newsweek Retracts Pelosi's Anti-Obama Quote

Reporter's notes misconstrued as quotation

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2011 3:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – So maybe President Obama can see around corners after all? Newsweek editors abruptly pulled a quote today they had attributed to Nancy Pelosi, about how Obama's team "can’t see around corners; they anticipate nothing." Turns out those words were written by a reporter in her notes and misinterpreted as part of the Pelosi interview, Politico reports. Sighs Newsweek: "Newsweek and The Daily Beast regret the error."

President Barack Obama speaks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2011.
President Barack Obama speaks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2011.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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COMMENTS
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HappyHabenero
Oct 4, 2011 4:05 AM CDT
You think they would have learned after Rush busted them falsely quoting him...but naaaah
crafter67
Oct 4, 2011 1:53 AM CDT
Nobody double checked this? - Pelosi should sue for Libel - that's not a small slip up.
Shannonals
Oct 3, 2011 7:04 PM CDT
Friggin hilarious.

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