Karzai lauds U.S. war on terror - a top story on washtimes.com but unreported on the front page of the Washington Post (online edition, cnn.com, foxnews.com and abcnews.com. It just doesn't fit in with the meta-narratives of the day. The President of Afghanistan praising the U.S. and the current administration? I guess it's not newsworthy if it won't help Kerry get elected.
UPDATE: I checked the print editions of the Washington Post and USA Today. Neither carry the Karzai story on the front page.
If that bugged you, this story ought to give you seizures.
http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/06/15/20040615_152203_flash5.htm
DRUDGE REPORT
TWISTED: LA Times Poll Had Sample With 38% Democrats, 25% Republicans
Tue Jun 15 2004 10:13:47 ET
Sen. John Kerry "has taken big lead," according "to an L.A. Times poll."
But the Times poll that showed Kerry "beating Bush by 7 points" has created a controversy over whether the poll's sample accurately reflects the population as whole, ROLL CALL reports on Tuesday.
"Not counting independents, the Times' results were calculated on a sample made up of 38 percent Democrats and 25 percent Republicans -- a huge and unheard-of margin," ROLL CALL claims.
Developing...