Once again, MSNBC.com (and/or AP) jumps the gun

[realcountrymusic]

Get a load of this and note the tenses!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6191353/
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Fodder for Round 2: Jobs data, war in Iraq
Bush, Kerry to meet for town-hall style debate in St. Louis
The Associated Press
Updated: 3:59 p.m. ET Oct. 8, 2004


ST. LOUIS - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry ***faced**** questions from an audience of uncommitted voters in their second debate Friday night, with tepid jobs numbers and the war in Iraq certain to be points of contention.


The 90-minute encounter ********came*********** eight days after the candidates’ initial faceoff, which *******seemed****** to give Democrat Kerry a boost. The Massachusetts senator had a slight lead in an Associated Press-Ipsos poll concluded on the eve of the debate.

This time the setup *******was different******. Uncommitted voters chosen by the Gallup Organization ****wrote**** out questions in advance, and 15-20 selected questioners were to address the candidates on nationwide TV in a town hall-style format at Washington University.

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etc. etc. Notice how they do sometimes use the past tense. Obviously written in preparation for release, but what the heck is going on in that newsroom? At least they didn't call it for Bush yet!

RCM