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Old 06-01-2012, 09:10 AM
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Alarming CNN News sequential headlines

The CNN News site typically has a headline for a breaking news story in the upper left corner of the window, and closely-related stories directly underneath that, and then a ruled line, beneath which other "Latest News" headlines appear.

So typically all the stories in the upper left corner are closely related, which is why it's especially alarming to see the current breaking news:

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Specifically, the following current topic:

Breaking News: Hiring slows, unemployment rises
Workers grabbed from bus, executed
Opinion: Don't forget long-term jobless
Are you better off than 4 years ago?
Need a job? Try Brazil
CNN Explains: Unemployment rate


Grabbing people who HAVE jobs from buses and executing them isn't going to help the unemployment rate. But if you're going to execute people anyway, CNN cheerfully reminds us, don't forget the long-term jobless!
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