Hit Parade: No Peace, No Justice
The Hit Parade ranks stories other people tuned into. Chart placement is determined by the Hardball Briefing, Henry Seltzer and our whim. Arrows indicate movement since last week.
1. ↑ Bush leaves country. Vacation with friends .
2. ↔ Bush consults attorney, press trips over Tenet's resignation on the way to the story.
3. ↓ World War II Memorial fills space. Allows for anotherBrokaw, Dolereunion.
4. ↑ Bush-McCain speculation . Fearing apocalypse, liberal media wails.
5. ↓ Sharpton joins CNBC. Economic indicators go haywire.
6. ↑ Scott Peterson'strial begins and somehowMarthamade an appearance . Scientists search for tear in celebrity-justice continuum.
7. ↑ Chalabi this ,Chalbi that . Back toPetersonalready.
8. ↓Representatives reject amendment for emergency congressional replacements, call for post-doomsday democracy. Iraq volunteers to serve as provisional authority.
9. ↑ Dan Ratherto interview Clintonfor book promotion. LikeWaltersandHillary,preaching to the choir.
10. ↑Federal judge strikes down Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act ; Bush and Kerry campaigns begin the process of converting issue into votes.