Today's news (1/14/05)

I listened to Morning Edition from 8 to 9, The Connection from 10-11, and a bit of All Things Considered between 4-5:00. This morning's interesting stories were Abu Ghraib, Israel, and the Tamel Tigers. This afternoon was a follow up to the Tamel Tiger story with more detail. The Connection was about the Supreme Court ruling giving Federal judges more leeway in sentencing. It was a great series of interviews with some interesting public opinion thrown in there. For the most part, it sounds like the judges are very much in favor of having the freedom to actually act as arbiters of justice as opposed to mechanical sentencers. Personally, I like that, too. Circumstances must be taken into account. People are not machines with interchangable parts, and government cannot and should not treat them that way.