So: Where Did It Come From?

The memo that ABC News claims constitutes “GOP talking points” on the Schiavo case has turned up on the web, even though neither ABC nor the Washington Post, which has also reported on the memo and declared it to be genuine, has made it public. This web site, however, has posted the document, saying that it was leaked by “a source on Capitol Hill.” Here it is; click to enlarge:

The memo is not only “unsigned,” as it was described by the Washington Post; it is not on House or Senate letterhead, nor is there any indication of source or authenticity. It is a memo that anyone could have typed and distributed, as a reader confirms:

I work for a Republican Senator, and I thought I

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