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This is part of the process of making the whole thing go away. Pay off of the people who outed you. Or at least bring them into the fold, show them that AP is on the up and up, really trying to rectify things, etc. Just remember that if AP had its way, this whole story would have been swept under the rug weeks ago and faded away into people's memories. Classic corporate cover-up PR move.