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CBS News mistakenly publishes Barbara Bush obituary
2018-04-16
[Washington Examiner] CBS News accidentally published an obituary Sunday prematurely celebrating the life of former first lady Barbara Bush after a spokesman revealed she was in "failing health," according to multiple reports.

The article, titled "DO NOT PUBLISH ‐ Former first lady Barbara Bush d*es at age 92 DO NOT PUBLISH," went live on the cbsnews.com website before shortly being taken down, per the Sacramento Bee.

Bush announced Sunday that she was choosing to focus on comfort care rather than seek additional medical treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Still don't think they have these stories pre-written?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-04-16 21:00  

#6  Layers and layers of fact checkers and editors.

Maybe they were tricked by the "DO NOT PUBLISH" heading. Kind of like that big red button on the control panel marked "DO NOT PRESS". You just can't help it.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-04-16 12:28  

#5  If they said 'the sky is blue', I'm gonna look outside just to be sure.
Posted by: Raj   2018-04-16 09:41  

#4  Column space is cheaper before someone dies.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-04-16 09:00  

#3  falls someplace between Freudian Slip and wishful thinking
Posted by: Mercutio   2018-04-16 08:51  

#2  My understanding is that she is in hospice care with all further medical efforts declined.
Posted by: ed in texas   2018-04-16 08:43  

#1  Fake News has now taken over the MSM Obituary columns.
Posted by: Ulaigum Ebbineng7056   2018-04-16 00:10  

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