In article 1_Ued.299654$MQ5.51177@attbi_s52,
"John Kerry" wrote:

And more setbacks for Bush:

* The Detroit News, which has never endorsed a Democrat, and backed Bush
in 2000, announced that it would sit out the 2004 election, not happy
with either candidate.

Historically THE DETROIT NEWS has always been a conservative paper,
but these days if appears that it is rapidly being dragged to the left
by the effect of the Joint-Operating-Agreement which in effect merged
it with the always-liberal DETROIT FREE PRESS.

The weekend paper--the only one I read regularly--is now only
published in a joint-addition, and it has steadily been moving
left. Thus the editorial stance of the NEWS is not that surprising.

For the last six weeks the front page stories have all been written
to a Democratic Party playbook. When my current subscription expires
it will probably be my last.