Does the AP have an agenda?

Yesterday, the Associated Press released an article essentially implying that "scientists" have declared Ozone Al's new flick to be rock solid and beyond reproach. Now it turns out someone has bothered to actually prepare a response to the original article.

Granted, the source of the reply is itself part of the government, so it would be interesting to know who's paying them off .... but what's important is that the debate is most definitely NOT over.