Most important news story of the week (ending 08-01-2008)

[ColbertWatcher]

Poll question: Most important news story of the week (ending 08-01-2008)

Which was the most important news story for the week ending August 1, 2008?

Choice 1: Judges rule against GOP twice: advisers cannot ignore subpoenas issued by Congress and the White House must find, preserve e-mails

Choice 2: DoJ report showing the White House considered political affiliation when hiring career civil servants

Choice 3: Hate crime in Knoxville ignored by GOP-controlled media

Choice 4: Apparent suicide of anthrax mailer suspect

Choice 5: Rumsfeld's DoD covers up murder of PFC Lavena Johnson

Choice 6: Researchers discover the “Achilles heel” of the HIV virus

Choice 7: Ted Stevens (R) Indicted

Choice 8: Revelation that Cheney planned "Gulf of Tonkin" spectacle as an excuse to attack Iran

Choice 9: Miscellaneous last-minute Friday night under-the-radar story (please specify in reply)

Choice 10: Other (please elaborate in reply)

[annabanana]

1. self delete

(not enough coffee yet)

[RNdaSilva]

2. 6. Considering the millions of HIV/AIDS sufferers.

A humanitarian response.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. I hope its real and the pharmaceuticals don't water it down...

...making it just strong enough to prolong life, but weak enough for them to profit indefinitely off it.

The news stories I've seen say university researchers made the discovery, and I'm hoping they were able to do it independent of corporate conflict of interest.

I hope that made sense (I'm sleepy).

[TexasObserver]

4. Choice 6: Researchers discover the “Achilles heel” of the HIV virus

Choice 3: Hate crime in Knoxville ignored by GOP-controlled media is also important.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Choices 2, 3, 4 and 5 are all hate-related actually.

Two and four were against liberals, three was against gays and liberals and five was against women (and possibly African-Americans as well we won't know for sure until we find out who the perps were).

[ccharles000]

6. Kick

[ColbertWatcher]

7. East coast evening kick. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

8. Countdown kick! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Vote-whoring kick. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Saturday kick. n/t

[Tindalos]

10. Hoping for the AIDS/HIV cure

It was tempting to vote for some of the others (esp #s 1 and 8) but I had to go with #6 due to the number of people it could potentially affect. As important as the others are, a cure or improved treatment for AIDS/HIV would be a truly world-altering occurrence. I'm hoping it works.

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Finding a cure for HIV/AIDS is this generations "moon landing"...

...in the sense that it is a genuinely huge undertaking that will change the world.