◼ When Jonathan Weisman first put his story up on Friday following more Congressional testimony, this is what the headline and the opening sentence looked like: "Treasury Knew of I.R.S. Inquiry in 2012, Official Says"
◼ Take a look at what Weisman's original piece was turned into after it was helpfully 'edited' by Jeremy W. Peters: "Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inquiry, With Eye On White House"
As you can see, Jeremy W. Peters knew EXACTLY what Weisman's article needed; the real story is about the REPUBLICANS trying to use this breaking scandal for their own political benefit.
So how could Weisman have left out the word 'Republicans' in the headline? How could he have not inserted Republican attempts to enlarge the scandal to score political points against the White House in the very first sentence? Well Peters made sure those were the very first things that got changed.
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