"BIAS? WE HAVE NO BIAS"

Just for grins, check out how two different wire services reported the same story:

This from the Associated Press:

Unemployment Rates Drop

WASHINGTON -- Civilian unemployment dropped to 5.6 percent in January to the lowest level in more than two years as companies added 112,000 new jobs, fewer than expected but still providing fresh signs the prolonged hiring slump may be ending

Now, the same story from our friends at Reuterville:

Job Growth in January Disappoints

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created just 112,000 new jobs in January, far fewer than expected, government data showed on Friday in a disappointing report that will likely weigh on President Bush's re-election campaign.

The issue of bias has been beaten to death, so I won’t do it again, but it’s not often we get such proof.