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**catarleriarly** · 12-23-2008, 09:20 PM

NY Times published fake letter from Paris mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it published a fake letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy's bid for a U.S. Senate seat as "appalling" and "not very democratic."

In a note posted Monday on its Web site, the Times said the letter signed by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe was a fake and should not have been published because it violated the paper's standards and procedures for publishing signed letters.

Says the newspaper: "We have already expressed our regrets to Mr. Delanoe's office and we are now doing the same to you, our readers."

News of the hoax was first reported by France-Amerique, which published its story on its Web site Monday.

12-23-2008, 09:20 PM	#31
catarleriarly Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	NY Times published fake letter from Paris mayor NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it published a fake letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy's bid for a U.S. Senate seat as "appalling" and "not very democratic." In a note posted Monday on its Web site, the Times said the letter signed by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe was a fake and should not have been published because it violated the paper's standards and procedures for publishing signed letters. Says the newspaper: "We have already expressed our regrets to Mr. Delanoe's office and we are now doing the same to you, our readers." News of the hoax was first reported by France-Amerique, which published its story on its Web site Monday.
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