>
> The Associated Press
> Published July 30, 2004
>
> BLOOMINGTON -- Filmmaker Michael Moore's Bush-basing documentary
> "Fahrenheit 9/11" apparently has upset more than Republicans.
>
> The (Bloomington) Pantagraph newspaper in central
> Illinois has sent a letter to Moore and his production company, Lions
> Gate Entertainment Corp., asking Moore to apologize for using what the
> newspaper says was a doctored front page in the film, the paper
> reported Friday. It also is seeking compensatory damages of $1.
>
> A scene early in the movie that shows newspaper
> headlines related to the legally contested
> presidential election of 2000 included a shot of The Pantagraph's Dec.
> 19, 2001, front page, with the prominent headline: "Latest Florida
> recount shows Gore won election."
>
> The paper says that headline never appeared on that
> day. It appeared in a Dec. 5, 2001, edition, but the
> headline was not used on the front page. Instead, it
> was found in much smaller type above a letter to the
> editor, which the paper says reflects "only the
> opinions of the letter writer."
>
> "If (Moore) wants to 'edit' The Pantagraph, he should
> apply for a copy-editing job," the paper said.
>
> Lions Gate Entertainment did not immediately return
> phone calls seeking comment Friday.
>
> Copyright � 2004, Chicago Tribune
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