Reuters Article “Backdoor Taxes to Hit Middle Class” Removed at Obama’s Request?

Did Reuters Yank Article Because It Was Too Truthful?

Posted by Bob McCarty Feb 2nd 2010 at 1:06 pm

Sometimes, the truth hurts. In the case of an article published yesterday at 4:04 p.m. Eastern, it appears that Reuters editors were afraid writer Terri Cullen’s adventure into truthful journalism might hurt their news agency’s relationship with President Barack Obama — so they yanked it.

see the Full Story On How The Middle Class TAXES are coming fast…

Published under the headline “Backdoor taxes hit middle class,” the article opened by describing the Obama Administration’s plan to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade as relying “heavily on so-called backdoor tax increases that will result in a bigger tax bill for middle-class families.” Four hours and three minutes after it hit the wire, the story was “withdrawn” with a promise that “a] replacement story will run later in the week.”