Muffler

When the announcement of Judge Taylor's ruling on the unconstitutionality of the NSA wiretapping program was issued yesterday, it had to wait behind the week's big story, Jon Benet Ramsay's "killer's" arrest.

Nevermind that

Mr Karr's ex-wife has since insisted he was with her during the period that the murder happened.

Of course, the judge's ruling, unlike the story involving Mr. Karr, is now out of the headlines.

The judge on Thursday ordered an immediate halt to the program, but the government said it would request a stay during the appeals process, arguing that the secret surveillance program is crucial to stopping terrorists.

"We have confidence in the lawfulness of this program," Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said in Washington. "We're going to do everything we can do in the courts to allow this program to continue."

So shut up about it. We have an election in November.