The most important story of the week is Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama going head-to-head this week for the last debate before the primaries in Ohio and Texas. From the beginning of thier debate, the senators began to butt heads over Obama mischaracterizing Clinton's healthcare, Clinton voting for the war in Iraq in 2002, but both agreed with threatening to opt out of the North American Free Trade Agreement unless Mexico and Canada would renegotiate its terms. The Ohio and Texas primaries are vital for both candidates to make out who the prime candidate is.
This story is important because it deals with timeliness. This story will no longer be important next month when the outcome has been determined. This story also has prominence because the primaries determine the next democratic candidate. This evolves into the 2008 election and our next president. This story has proximity because it involves the citizens of the United States. Since it is important for Americans to vote in this upcoming election, it has impact as well. Whatever the outcome, the democratic primaries have been the biggest news story for the past few months. (The Washington Post, 2/27/08, A01)
The most interesting article this week was plans for putting radio telescopes and other devices on the far side of the moon. It would make research easier and more effective. By putting the telescopes on the moon, faint radio waves could be picked up that would be lost in earth's jumbled interference of radio transmissions from electronics, garage-door openers, and radio and television broadcasts. NASA is planning send astronauts back to the moon sometime after 2019. (The Washington Post, 2/25/08, A06)
A rampaging crowd of several hundred Serb demonstrators overran and burned part of the American Embassy in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Thursday. (The Washington Post, 2/22/08, A01)... The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in North Korea, allowing the possibilty for civility between feuding countries. (The Washington Post, 2/27/08, A01)... For the second time in history, all four acting catagories were swept by Europeans at the Oscars on Sunday. (The Washington Post, 2/26/08, A01)... United States Immigration officials are increasingly scouring jails and courts nationwide to identify deportable immigrants. (The Washington Post, 2/27/08, A01)... A U.S. Navy cruiser in the Pacific Ocean hit a spy satellite falling toward Earth last Wednesday preventing 1,000 pounds of toxic chemicals from reaching Earth. (The Washington Post, 2/22/08, A01)...
