Bogus list

Here's a list of the top 10 news stories of 2007, according to the Associated Press.

You'll notice that there's no mention of the launch of The Rockford Rascal last Jan. 27.

What's up with that?

Find the problem in this poll

This poll, released today by the Associated Press and the Pew Research Center, is almost worthless because of a huge flaw.

It's a two-fold problem that can be summed up in one word beginning with "t."

The answer is in the comments section.

AP can be grossly incompetent

The wire service misinterprets a speech by Barack Obama, thereby falsely raising the specter of racial violence.