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To news-watching Correntians in swing states -- a favor?

... could any of y'all outside Colorado document here any hype you see about recent child abductions, after the party conventions?

I know I'm being too cynical by half, but the hype about a child's abduction (and, sadly, murder) has dominated news coverage out here since the first presidential debate, and now there's a second attempted abduction to cover, along with the memoral vigils for the deceased child. That means newscasts are mostly about threatened kids and campaign ads -- and they need the abduction hype to keep viewers from turning away from the ads. Read below the fold...

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A relatively non-sensationalist blog feed about the Aurora cinema shootings

Here:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/...

I refuse to associate this shooting with the name of the picture; any mass-market opening day would provide a target-rich environment, as would any opening day of a sports event or celebration.

Beyond that, I've nothing to say that hasn't been said already. Read below the fold...

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THE GOOD GUYS' end credits: Unexpected Teachable Moment?

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Noticed this article tonight -- perhaps McKay's message is more than Rage Against the Machine-skin-deep:

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