A friend sent me this article from the AP wire, verbatim. Compare it on Thursday with what was used in your local paper. Keep in mind that the dateline means that some information is newer than your local paper’s deadline. There were 11 versions of the story, revised as the day progressed, however the following paragraph disappeared from all versions of the story after about 3PM EST today:
In Fallujah, dozens of insurgents carrying RPGs and automatic weapons, their faces wrapped in scarves, dug in around an eastern entrance to the city, setting up sandbags. Three Marines have been killed there since Monday, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
Mosque loudspeakers blared calls for jihad, or holy war, and women were seen carrying guns in the streets.
Sixteen children and eight women were reported killed when warplanes struck four houses late Tuesday, said Hatem Samir, a Fallujah Hospital official.
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