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An Army of one

CJR:
Bob Owen, chief photographer of the San Antonio Express-News, notified the AP that the photos of two deceased soldiers, who died in Iraq on Sept. 14, were nearly identical. Upon examining the photos, Owens noticed that everything except for the soldier’s face, name, and rank was the same. The most glaring similarity, Owen told CJR, [...]

Onion headlines we’d like to see

Right-wing Noise Machine Breaks Down
Repair bill high: vast conspiracy mulls new hybrid
Alas.

“Yard sale nation”

But Mr. Kunstler, it’s an estate sale.
The problem is pretty simple: like most Americans, politicians get their “news” from TV. When TV news fails to present an overview of the problems the US and its citizens face, the politicians don’t know what the problems are.