Instapundit pointed out yesterday that The Times had apparently recycled the same interview from a George Meagher over two stories about supporters of President Bush looking for another candidate.

The paper issues a correction today:

An article on Sunday about people who supported George Bush in the 2000 election and are considering a vote for the Democratic candidate this year referred incorrectly to George Meagher, who voiced dissatisfaction with the administration. As noted on Feb. 3 in an earlier account of his comments in the same interview, for an article about veterans leaning toward Senator John Kerry, Mr. Meagher is an independent, not a Republican.

The editor apparently decided to forego an "Editor's Note" explaining the use of recycled quotes or interviews across multiple stories.