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Passages from the two stories | Excerpts of a Washington Post story by Kevin Sullivan published on July 9, 1998, and a USA Today story by Jack Kelley published on Sept. 2 of that year. (USA Today, Jan. 14, 2004)

USA Today set to conduct independent probe | USA Today, in the media spotlight since foreign correspondent Jack Kelley resigned last week after admitting deceiving editors who had been investigating his reporting, said Thursday that it will conduct an independent probe of all Kelley's work. (USA Today, Jan. 16, 2004)

Ex-USA Today reporter faked major stories | Seven weeks into an examination of former USA Today reporter Jack Kelley's work, a team of journalists has found strong evidence that Kelley fabricated substantial portions of at least eight major stories, lifted nearly two dozen quotes or other material from competing publications, lied in speeches he gave for the newspaper and conspired to mislead those investigating his work. (USA Today, March 18, 2004)

Other inconsistencies in Kelley's stories | Jack Kelley gave the newspaper names of people he said would authenticate his stories or resolve inconsistencies. Some of those people contradicted him. (USA Today, March 19, 2004)

Unbelievable timing, incredible account | Perhaps the most riveting story Jack Kelley wrote for USA Today involved a suicide bombing in Jerusalem on Aug. 9, 2001 — a bombing Kelley says he witnessed. (USA Today, March 19, 2004)

Woman who died in Cuba story alive in USA | When USA Today foreign correspondent Jack Kelley returned from Cuba in February 2000, he brought home an incredible tale — and a photo he took to support it. (USA Today, March 19, 2004)

Mileage, expenses, facts don't add up | A USA Today investigation of the story, including interviews with the Pakistani man Kelley said enabled him to reach Ghulam Khan, show that Kelley could not have reached the tiny hamlet along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. (USA Today, March 19, 2004)

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