Confused Marines Capture Al-Jazeera Leader
DOHA, QATAR— In a daring effort to dismantle the vast Arab network, a company of confused Marines raided Al-Jazeera headquarters Monday and captured leader Mohammed ...
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Tom Clancy Treated Like He's Some Kind Of Terrorism Expert
WASHINGTON, DC— Tom Clancy, bestselling author of such military thrillers as The Hunt For Red October and Patriot Games, is being treated like an actual ...
Bush Picks Up 20 Copies Of Washington Post He's In
WASHINGTON, DC–President Bush made a special trip to his local newsstand Monday to purchase 20 copies of that day's Washington Post, the cover ...
Vince McMahon's X-SPAN Promises Bone-Crunching Legislative Coverage
WASHINGTON, DC–At a press conference Monday, pro-wrestling tycoon and entrepreneur Vince McMahon unveiled his latest broadcasting venture: X-SPAN, a 24-hour cable network that promises ...
The JFK Jr. Tragedy:
It's hard to believe, but it has been maybe a year or so since America lost its prince, John F. Kennedy Jr.
CNN Still Releasing News Piled Up During Elián González Saga
ATLANTA—CNN is in the midst of an ongoing effort to release the backlog of news it ignored during the Elian Gonzalez saga.
Gore Wondering If Latest Doonesbury Is About Him
WASHINGTON, DC–With his lead in presidential polls narrowing to just four points over Republican challenger George W. Bush, an already anxious Al Gore wondered ...
William Safire Orders Two Whoppers Junior
NEW YORK–Stopping for lunch at a Manhattan Burger King, New York Times 'On Language' columnist William Safire ordered two "Whoppers Junior" Monday. "A majority ...
Media Suffering Through Record Normal Temperatures
KNOXVILLE, TN–Across the U.S., the news media are coping with another week of cripplingly typical temperatures. "It's awful," said Jim Moore, editor ...
Scientists Put Sleep-Inducing Power Of Agribusiness Today Into Pill
INDIANAPOLIS–At a press conference Monday, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly unveiled Agritol, a new over-the-counter sedative with the sleep-inducing powers of the AM-radio program Agribusiness ...
Half-Fabricated Résumé Still Unimpressive
DALLAS–The résumé of aspiring telejournalist Jonathan Krieger, liberally padded with exaggerations and flat-out lies, was deemed "unimpressive" Monday by Sandi Robertson, human-resources director ...
Trouble Again In TV's Africa
ATLANTA–Once again, trouble is brewing in TV's Africa, it was reported Monday on CNN, the network that airs the long-running continent. "In last ...
CNN Headline News Reporter Unafraid To Face The Cold, Hard Factoids
ATLANTA–In an interview in the March issue of Brill's Content, CNN Headline News anchor Lynne Russell described herself as "committed to reporting the ...
Sports Team Defeated In Manner Befitting Its Name
CLEVELAND—A sports team's name proved eerily fitting Tuesday when, according to USA Today, the Cleveland Indians were "scalped" 11-3 by the Detroit Tigers ...
Report: Media Coverage Of Bear Attacks May Be Biased
NEW YORK—According to a report released Monday by the media-watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, U.S. media coverage of bear attacks is ...
Guatemalan Earthquake Registers 0.3 On Area Man's Consciousness
PEORIA, IL—A massive earthquake with a current death toll of 206 hit Antigua, Guatemala Tuesday, registering 0.3 on the consciousness of local banking ...
