Here are your top six stories, which is what you’d get on any self-respecting front page (I’m Old School):
- Gulf oil spill could hit Louisiana coast tonight (WashPost) — This definitely bears watching. I guess setting it on fire didn’t work. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is making sure it doesn’t get accused of not doing enough, as happened to a previous administration after a disaster on that coast.
- U.K. Leaders Go on the Attack in Final Debate (BBC) — I made the mistake of not putting this on my front yesterday. All the Yank media seem to be paying attention now, after the PM’s gaffe.
- Is Teacher Tenure Still Necessary? (NPR) — Now there‘s a hot issue that’s worth discussing.
- Blacks Show New Trust In U.S. Government (NPR) — In the annals of public opinion, this is a historic shift. Meanwhile, all the cranky white folks are having tea parties.
- Record numbers of GOP women campaigning for House seats (WashPost) — Another interesting trend. This, of course, is not what some of the folks I hear talk about the need for more women in office had in mind.
- Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban (BBC) — Apparently, the cranky white folks over yonder haven’t discovered tea parties, so they express themselves this way.
I now expect to win an award for most gratuitous use of the word “Belgium” in a serious news roundup.