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This made news across Europe, but was it covered in the nightly news here at all?

In other words, does the average American who watches the nightly news know anything about this?
The MSM here wants to keep terrorism off the front pages as much as possible before the election - in order to keep the voters’ focus on the economy and voting for a democrat.

A terrorist attack in europe toward the end of the summer/beginning of Fall could absolutely sink the democrats.

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This made news across Europe, but was it covered in the nightly news here at all?

If it was, I'm probably the worst possible person to ask as I rarely watch TV and almost never the nightly "news".  It can be counted on to fail dismally in most all efforts to amuse or credibly inform.  You may be able to check the TV "news"  coverage on this event by searching "the usual suspect" sites, but you will probably end up empty-handed or nearly so. Nobody died, nothing was blown up and there's no way of spinning this into a negative story on the Bush administration (but that will most likely not dissuade the Left from trying), and so there's not going to be any particular interest in covering it.

In other words, does the average American who watches the nightly news know anything about this?

I doubt it.  Although my understanding is that, sadly, most Americans still rely on the nightly TV "news" for their information (it's terribly convenient) the people who truly have an interest in being accurately informed on this or any other event will be those who use the internet as their primary news source.  This is going to be the case universally, as those who have a passionate interest in any semblance of the truth have given up on the TV "news" decades ago.

Unfortunately, it still requires a much more active interest and dedication to be informed via the internet, and that's the advantage that the TV "news" continues to hold.  Surfing among multiple sites and reading will never be as easy as pushing the "on" button and falling back into an easy chair while being spoonfed Leftist spin in front of The Portal Of Ignorance.

The MSM here wants to keep terrorism off the front pages as much as possible before the election - in order to keep the voters’ focus on the economy and voting for a democrat.

A terrorist attack in europe toward the end of the summer/beginning of Fall could absolutely sink the democrats.

All quite true.   Worse yet for them would be a terror attack in the USA, which they would have an even tougher time ignoring or spinning.

This made news across Europe, but was it covered in the nightly news here at all?

If it was, I'm probably the worst possible person to ask as I rarely watch TV and almost never the nightly "news".  It can be counted on to fail dismally in most all efforts to amuse or credibly inform.  You may be able to check the TV "news"  coverage on this event by searching "the usual suspect" sites, but you will probably end up empty-handed or nearly so. Nobody died, nothing was blown up and there's no way of spinning this into a negative story on the Bush administration (but that will most likely not dissuade the Left from trying), and so there's not going to be any particular interest in covering it.

In other words, does the average American who watches the nightly news know anything about this?

I doubt it.  Although my understanding is that, sadly, most Americans still rely on the nightly TV "news" for their information (it's terribly convenient) the people who truly have an interest in being accurately informed on this or any other event will be those who use the internet as their primary news source.  This is going to be the case universally, as those who have a passionate interest in any semblance of the truth have given up on the TV "news" decades ago.

Unfortunately, it still requires a much more active interest and dedication to be informed via the internet, and that's the advantage that the TV "news" continues to hold.  Surfing among multiple sites and reading will never be as easy as pushing the "on" button and falling back into an easy chair while being spoonfed Leftist spin in front of The Portal Of Ignorance.

The MSM here wants to keep terrorism off the front pages as much as possible before the election - in order to keep the voters’ focus on the economy and voting for a democrat.

A terrorist attack in europe toward the end of the summer/beginning of Fall could absolutely sink the democrats.