Another Monday, another slow news day — but you’ll find that if you wait until the working day begins and things start happening, you can find some things going on. I think afternoon newspapers were always preferable to morning ones, but that is especially true on Mondays.
Here’s what’s happening:
Suit filed to delay Cromartie election –Columbian Paul Denman sues to stop the April 6 election in District 2 to replace the longtime councilman who recently had to resign as part of a plea bargain.
China Talks Tough to U.S. — Last week the Chinese were on Google’s case (here’s an update on that), now they’re trash-talking the U.S. government over our currency policy. What do they think we are, foreign devils or something?
Contractors Tied to U.S. Effort to Track and Kill Militants — Remember my post yesterday about the Mossad hit team? Well, this is an NYT story on U.S. efforts to target individuals in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of course, we don’t send in double-naught spy hit teams; we fling missiles at ’em.
Ties between Israel and US ‘worst in 35 years’ — I sort of get the impression that BBC is overhyping this assessment by the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., but I pass it on for you to consider alongside the other reports I’ve put on the front in recent days, such as this one and this one. In particular, the BBC seems far more negative about the impact of new settlements on Palestinian willingness to negotiate than does, say, the NYT.
Filing begins Tuesday — I THINK this means for the June primaries, although the story in The State wasn’t specific on that point. So what I’m wondering is, if I want to run as an UnParty candidate, when would I have to file? This story doesn’t say, or at least it doesn’t say clearly.
Sarkozy takes a hit in regional elections — Betcha didn’t even know they had elections in France on Sunday. Well, they did, and this was the result, according to The Economist.
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