Barack Obama in Osama bin Laden mix-up - Telegraph

Barack Obama in Osama bin Laden mix-up - Telegraph: "Barack Obama in Osama bin Laden mix-up" An NBC News employee has been reprimanded in the United States after mistakenly flashing a picture of Osama bin Laden on a television segment about Barack Obama. Full coverage of the US Election 2008 The gaffe was broadcast on Monday night's edition of Hardball, as host Chris Mathews was previewing a story on the controversy surrounding Mr Obama's use of another politician's words. A picture of the terrorist leader briefly flashed on the screen with the headline "Words About Words," prompting an immediate complaint from Mr Obama's campaign team. "The mistake was inexcusable," said Jeremy Gaines, an MSNBC spokesman. Mr Matthews apologised on air a few minutes later, and when the cable television show was rerun later that night, a picture of Mr Obama replaced that of bin Laden.