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NYTimes Gaffe
“An article today in Sunday Business about missed opportunities to reduce America’s dependence on imported oil refers to a 1990 effort by Senator Jesse Helms, Republican of North Carolina, to block higher mileage requirements for vehicles and notes that Mr. Helms did not return calls seeking comment. The section went to press on Thursday, before Mr. Helms’s death Friday morning.” [from today’s NYTimes]
More and more, this kind of thing just feels like a mistake. How can text published on a Sunday be “sealed” on a Thursday? Consumption expectations have changed.