It's BrownER, not BrownING, Washington Times

By GottaLaff

(Here's a screen grab of the error)

One: If you're going to rip into a public figure, at least get their name right in the headline. Two: Carol Browner was exonerated, but it would send a better message if she came across as transparent as P.E. Obama has insisted he and his administration would be:

Don't bother looking for any electronic records of Carol Browner's first stint as a federal government executive. The soon-to-be Obama administration climate czar intentionally didn't keep many.

In sworn testimony obtained by The Washington Times, Ms. Browner disclosed that she refused to use e-mail when she served as President Clinton's Environmental Protection Agency chief in the 1990s for fear of leaving a digital trail. She also ordered her government computer hard drive wiped clean of records just before leaving office.

"It was a conscious decision not to use a piece of equipment or to learn how to use a piece of equipment because I didn't want to be in a situation similar to what I had been in Florida," she testified about government computers. The testimony referred to her days as an environmental regulator in Florida, where an e-mail message sent to her surfaced in litigation.

"This is why I made this decision not to use my computer," she said. "I was very careful." [...]

The ensuing investigation ultimately cleared Ms. Browner of any wrongdoing, concluding she was unaware of the judge's order. Her former agency, however, didn't fare as well. It was found in contempt of court for failing to preserve government records at the heart of the case.

While exonerated, Ms. Browner's testimony provided a rare insight into her distaste for keeping historical government records in electronic form. It's an aversion that concerns some government watchdogs as she prepares to take the high-profile job of coordinating President-elect Barack Obama's efforts against global warming.

Granted, this is from the Washington Times, but Browner (not "Browning") could afford to at least give the appearance of transparency, if for no other reason than to avoid all the usual innuendo.