The New York Times manages to show all sides of a complex situation in Pakistan, where General Musharraf has declared a state of emergency in order to suspend the constitution and tighten his grip on his position in anticipation of upcoming (now delayed) elections. The article gives a thorough explanation of the consequences of Musharraf's actions for the U.S. and for Pakistani opposition leaders. It is also very transparent in discussing how the media in Pakistan have conveyed the news as the act came to light yesterday.
It takes a while to make the connection between diversity in Manchester, N.H., and the presidential elections in a Boston Globe article today. The distinction made in the lede is unclear; it is an image that might be better placed later in the article. The characterization of Manchester as an island of diversity in a not very diverse state, though, comes early on. Only halfway through the article does the relevance of the No Child Left Behind Act to this community and the presidential candidates come up. Most of the article is a well-crafted profile of the city, but it lacks cohesion at the beginning to introduce its overall point about the election.
A Patriot Ledger article, on the other hand, quickly gets to the point in its discussion of the usefulness of closed auto dealerships in being revamped by retail developers. The article gives all the important information up front: the dearth of land for retailers to build on or space to rent, the increased closings of car dealerships and the prime location of many of these dealerships. The overall point is, naturally, that capitalism is alive and well and retail developers will not pass up a chance to put up a strip mall wherever they can.
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