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Yesterday, a senior administration official said that before Novak's column ran, two top White House officials called at least six Washington journalists and disclosed the identity and occupation of Wilson's wife.
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An administration aide told The Post on Saturday that the two White House officials had cold-called at least six Washington journalists and identified Wilson's wife.
Look, words mean things. While "administration aide" might be technically true, it doesn't mean the same thing as "senior administration official."
UPDATE: Oops, had linked to wrong Post story. Fixed now.
UPDATE 2: 'aide' has now been changed to 'official' in the story, which is still not quite the same thing as 'senior administration official,' but...
UPDATE 3: I lied. 'aide' is still there in the paragraph I c&p'd. So complicated...