Because mistakes that paint Democrat politicians in a bad light ...

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... are not to be tolerated:

The Huffington Post first reported Monday that the AP had fired veteran Virginia political reporter Bob Lewis and Richmond-based editor Dena Potter over an erroneous Oct. 9 report alleging that McAuliffe had lied to a federal investigator.

Atlanta-based AP editor Norman Gomlak confirmed Tuesday that he had also been fired over the McAuliffe story. (Politico was first to publish Gomlak's name after HuffPost revealed earlier Tuesday that a third employee had been fired.) 

If you're going to make mistakes that harm politicians, make sure that it's a Republican ...

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