News of the Tautological

The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

News of the Tautological
“Troubled C’Wealth Games End With Closing Ceremony”–headline, Associated Press, Oct. 14

Out on a Limb
” ‘You really have to look up to see it,’ said one witness, who gave only his first name, Rico. ‘It’s a little crazy. I guess that’s why they call it an unidentified flying object because they don’t know what it is.’ “–Daily News (New York), Oct. 13

Bottom Stories of the Day

• “Iowa Classroom Snake Dies”– headline, Omaha World-Herald, Oct. 14
• “Bernanke Does Not Comment on Outlook for Economy”– headline, Reuters, Oct. 13

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