Virtual Front Page, Monday, June 21, 2010

First, I should probably mention as this Monday winds down that I’m going to be out of pocket most, if not all, of tomorrow. I’ll probably post something after the polls close, but most of the day I’ll be away from my laptop.

Now, our top stories at this hour:

  1. Times Square Bomb Plotter Pleads Guilty in Terror Case (NYT) — Turns out this guy was actually guilty — or so he claims. Who’d’a thunk it?
  2. High Court Backs ‘Material Support’ Anti-Terror Law (NPR) — Meanwhile, the Supremes back a law meant to prevent any sort of aid to terrorists, even peripheral (sort of our domestic equivalent of flotillas of humanitarian aid to Hamas-run Gaza).
  3. With Scott, national GOP aims to break S.C. mold (WashPost) — How about that, a lede political story in The Washington Post about something positive regarding South Carolina? Well, positive unless you’re Strom Thurmond’s boy, who’s got to be ticked that the national party is picking a winner in the primary and it’s not him.
  4. Once-gentlemanly AG race headed for Supreme Court (thestate.com) — Stupid me. I went by Todd Kincannon’s office just before 5 to see him to follow up on our conversation this morning, forgetting that he would be in court — the Supreme Court — representing his client in this case. At least, I assume that’s where he was.
  5. Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims to be ‘paid quickly’ (BBC) — Note that’s from a British news source (which is why the hed says “Gulf of Mexico” instead of just “Gulf.” We’ll see, won’t we?
  6. B&N Cuts Price on Nook; Amazon Responds (WSJ) — Couple more cuts like these, and I might actually sorta kinda begin to consider starting to think about getting me one of these gadgets.

2 thoughts on “Virtual Front Page, Monday, June 21, 2010”

  2. Pat

    Re: AG suit.
    CNN is reporting that the ad/organization is funded by Citizens Against Litigation Abuse..
    suspicious to me. It should be public who is monkeying with elections.

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