The Associated Press had to run a correction on two of its stories involving the Siegelman, Scrushy trial story of late, actually in the Jill Simpson affidavit story as we have been calling it - since that’s what it is.

In June 2 and June 9 stories about an affidavit alleging possible political links to the federal investigation of former Gov. Don Siegelman, The Associated Press erroneously identified Mark Bollinger as having been in the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. Bollinger was an aide to former Attorney General Jimmy Evans but did not work in the ABI.

Thier Headline: Correction: Siegelman Trial Story.

Actually, he was on the task force who got Republican Gov. and former chicken farmer and Amway salesman Guy Hunt convicted and removed from office for illegally using state inaugural money to install a marble bathtub in his double-wide house trailer in Cullman.

We should report that the long version of our story is up to about 5,400 words as of tonight. We have a bit of checking to do in the morning, but could have something up by sometime Wednesday. Check back often…

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