Posting the stories here gives those who are participating in this thread a chance to read more of the stories. The regular media channels give only small snippets of information - because of the time limit they have for each story. Some of us like to see who said what, how it was said, if the various arms of the media agree or not. And it's easy to forget exactly what anyone said and how they said it. The slant the news is given depends on the bias of the particular broadcast network. I do not consider gaining more information and a wider scope a waste. I consider it essential in the effort to become fully informed - which is my goal. There are also some people who don't listen to the news and some people who don't read the NYT. Several people on this thread have expressed gratitude that the information is here. Also, some people don't have the time to check all the sources themselves.

I'm including the links as a substanitation of the thread and the facts, not just my opinion and conjecture.