The New York Times reveals that at least half of the 73 national news articles penned by former reporter Jayson Blair contain serious errors and fabrications.
1969: The Battle of Hamburger Hill begins in Vietnam.
SOURCE: The New York Times
WEEKLY CALENDAR OF UPCOMING NATIONAL EVENTS
Tomorrow
Washington – Supreme Court decisions.
The price of a first-class stamp goes up a penny, to 42 cents.
Tuesday
President Bush travels to the Mideast, with stops in Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia.
Saturday
Baltimore – The 133rd running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes.
U-T QUOTE OF THE DAY
TRAVEL, I-1: “I just think that the dollar is better spent here for the time being.”
– DENA FELDSTEIN BRODY, an independent staffing consultant who had planned on vacationing this summer in England, France and Spain, and will now go to Martha's Vineyard
