Until now, it seemed like coordinating with the Obama campaign meant never having to say you’re sorry, but the Washington Post’s 5,000-word hit piece on Mitt Romney has become such a liability that the paper has done just that, appending an “Editor’s Note” to the piece:

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story reported that White “has long been bothered” by the Lauber incident. White later clarified in a subsequent interview that he has been disturbed by the incident since he learned of it several weeks ago from a former classmate, before being contacted by The Washington Post.