- Bush’s approval ratings – these used to be big news, now they’re nowhere to be seen. If they had improved the usual retinue of hacks would have been vocal about that.
- Japan – there’s very little news this country
- Massacre at Beslan/Chechnya in general – it’s just disappeared, no post-mortem investigation, no obvious revenge attacks by the Russians, nada
- Conflict in Kashmir
- Outsourcing to India
- Former VP candidate John Edwards
- Genetically modified foods
- The South Central LA farm where Daryl Hannah was arrested
- UPDATE: Also, Bird Flu