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Sometimes A Correction Is Not Just A Correction

Sometimes it's a punch line.

The Washington Post offered this correction to an editorial that ran late last week in which the paper endorsed state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) in the three-way Dem primary for VA governor:

A May 22 editorial on Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary incorrectly stated that Terry R. McAuliffe had described himself as a "huckster." In his autobiography, Mr. McAuliffe described himself as a "hustler."