The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the AP were just some of the media outlets that fell for an ACLU hoax.* The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Washington Post, and the AP were just some of the media outlets that fell for an ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. hoax. They reported that a federal judge had struck down a portion of the Patriot Act Patriot Act: see USA PATRIOT Act. . But that claim originated in an ACLU press release, not the judge's decision, and it is incorrect. The judge struck down part of a 1986 law. While the Patriot Act amended that law, the amendments were not at issue. The judge's decision is open to question. But before it is questioned, it has to be accurately described. The press, out of laziness and a desire to give John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the Governor of Missouri (1985 – 1993) and a U.S. a black eye, did not do that. But at least the papers moved faster than Dan Rather to issue corrections. |
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