The Huffington Post finally publicly distanced itself from a blog post by Jeffrey Hoffman on South Africa’s 2010 World Cup. The story has been 
removed from its website and the following note appears:
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Hoffman’s post, “Could The 2010 World Cup Be A Disaster In the Making?,” has been removed due to factual inaccuracy and inflammatory language.
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