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To: xsmommy
why there?

Because that's what the local news anchors said.

The local news editors of your 6 o'clock news want to make sure there is a local angle on every story they present. So when presented with a national terrorism alert, they immediately look around for local landmarks that might be targetted, whether that makes any sense or not.

That's why the 6 o'clock news leads with a story like:
"Federal officials say there is an risk of attack, and downtown might be a target. Our own Margie Shamlts has the story. Margie?"

If you listen to the news in Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon, they will all say the same thing -- "our little town may be a target!" The fact is that local officials have no idea if they are targeted or not, but it never hurts the budget to claim to be a target.

17 posted on 05/20/2003 10:47:30 AM PDT by clamboat
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To: clamboat
i live in No.VA outside of DC, we don't need to trump up any angles!!
24 posted on 05/20/2003 10:50:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: clamboat
Vera Katz extends a new welcome mat for the city of Portland

Portland, Oregon? No worries here!

98 posted on 05/20/2003 1:07:14 PM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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