Here's some news that would be prevalent in Cronkite's day: President Obama is standing by Attorney General Holder's decision to convict 5 suspect 9/11 terrorists in a civilian court. Many citizens might be offended that these alleged terrorists are receiving civilian treatment instead of being tried in a military tribunal, but CBS News reports that, "Mr. Obama said those offended by the legal privileges given to Mohammed won't find it 'offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him.'" President Obama was hasty to add that he wasn't prejudging the outcome. In my opinion, this is the kind of news that should be on the front page of prominent news papers and on the home page of prominent news sites. Instead we have links popping up on the news sites telling us who the "Sexiest Man Alive" is. Who cares? I want to know about politics and what's going on in the world and I think Cronkite would be inclined to agree with me. All the news that's fit to print sure means something different today than it did 30 years ago....
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