Monday, October 29, 2012

Libya? Chicago Tribune Offers Nothing


Trib Editorial Board Offers Nothing . . . Once more . . .oodles of nothing.

Bengahzi? Nope. Libya? UhUh. Dead Ambassador? Zilch.  Dead Heroes? Ditto.  Questions for President Obama? Can't say.

One may expect news from a newspaper; but, then again, when a newspaper endorses four more years  of nothing, nothing might seem like a real cool hand, from a practiced dispenser of nothing in the news.

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Updated 7:47 a.m.
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Fourteen rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; two missing

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Updated 8:56 a.m.
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Hawaii tsunami warning canceled after lower than expected waves

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Updated 8:25 a.m.
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Former UK pop star Gary Glitter held in Savile probe

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Updated 19 minutes ago
NEW YORK CITY - Stay home.
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Updated 8:47 a.m.
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Philadelphia hunkers down for Hurricane Sandy

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Updated 56 minutes ago
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Get blankets, stay off roads, Virginia governor urges

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Mid-Atlantic battens down as Hurricane Sandy approaches

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Bloomberg orders evacuation of low-lying areas in NYC

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WORLD NEWS

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A hidden eye on the Syrian conflict


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Western diplomats see danger in Mali

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Defiant Berlusconi: 'I'm staying in the game'

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