1.0 link 227413 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-fraad-wolff/why-so-sad_b_227413.html In the last two weeks, a key element of how we got into our present sorry state has surfaced. Our national attention is often focused in strange places for long periods of time. During these times, the earth does not stand still. The last two weeks have hosted a bizarre and crazed fascination with Michael Jackson. Leading news outlets have suspended their usual scant coverage of world and national events completely. In these times our cable news system truly becomes...

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