Breaking News, really?

While on a business trip (writing from the Austin Airport now), I was obligated in the Hotel breakfast area, various restaurant "lobbies" and the airport to watch CNN. Every time I stopped averting my eyes, it was "Breaking News". At first, I actually wanted to see what the deal was - maybe Hurricane Dolly was taking a random turn north to wreak havoc with my return flights, maybe some tragic event occurred somewhere in the world, maybe...No, sadly, it was breaking news that Sen. Obama (D-IL) was visiting with foreign dignitaries in the Middle East. I'm sure this is front and center on most newspapers too (unless it gets bumped by chapter 10 on a decade-old Cold Case tragic unsolved murder...cough...cough...WaPo, oh it looks like chapter 11 is up today and trust me, I am truly sorry for her family, but the first few chapters were above-the-fold, front page, above articles I would consider much more relevant and important).

They truly are breaking (the) news.