Murdoch To Buy Newsday:

Rupert Murdoch, the man behind Fox News, is attempting to buy New York's Newsday, one of the top ten newspapers in terms of circulation in the U. S. If he succeeds, he will own three of the top ten papers in the country, further consolidating his hold on the information available to U. S. citizens.

In a related story, the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, Murdoch's latest major purchase, resigned yesterday. (See The New York Times' story.)

PA Primary Results Come Out as Expected:

The Pennsylvania primary results fit the expectations. Clinton won, but Obama closed the gap between them. Most of the morning's focus questioned on why Obama could not completely close the gap after having spent what would have amounted to several fortunes.

The real news, however, was the massive turnout for a primary election, rivaling that of a general election, and what it might portend for the November election. Most believe it illustrates the anger over the current Bush administration's policies. (See The New York Times' story.)

What on Earth was he trying to say: "The other thing the volunteers do is they welcome people here, for this is the people's land. This isn't one person's land, it's thepeople's land, and foreign visitors about the mountain so they can enjoy their time and leave only footprints behind"? — George W. Bush, Wilmington, New York, April 22, 2002.

One out of every one hundred American adults behind bars:

The New York Times reports on the record number of people locked up in America's prisons. It should be noted that more and more American prisons are becoming private, for profit operations, paid for with tax payer money. The U. S., with only 5 percent of the world's population has more prisoners by far than any other nation. China, with four times the population of the U. S., comes in a distant second. (See The New York Times' story.)

China Figures: 119 baby boys are born in China for every 100 girls (Source ngm.com).