AP omitted that Santelli retreated from claim of White House "threat" when challenged by Lauer

SUMMARY: Writing about Rick Santelli's rant against President Obama's proposed foreclosure reduction plan, the AP's David Bauder reported that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs "was quick to criticize Santelli for his comments," and that "Santelli said later he felt he had been threatened by Gibbs" and was "asked about it late last week on NBC's 'Today' show." But Bauder failed to note that during that interview, Today host Matt Lauer told Santelli, "He [Gibbs] wasn't threatening you," and Santelli replied: "Well, listen, I'm not saying threatening."

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