Across Globe, Empty Bellies Bring Rising Anger

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But When She Got There, The Cupboard Was Bare [Daily Briefing]
Published 4/18/2008 by Sara K. Smith at Wonkette
... Pretty much the entire southern hemisphere from Haiti to India is starving, so expect riots and grave civil unrest in the near future. [New York Times] ...

Is This the Most Overblown 'Times' Lede Ever? [Journalismism]
Published 4/18/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hunger bashed in the front gate of Haiti's presidential palace. Hunger poured onto the streets, burning tires and taking on soldiers and the police. Hunger sent the country's prime minister packing." Oh, really, Marc Lacey? Really, New York Times? Hunger did this? The inanimate sensation created when one's liver requires more glucose "bashed in" a gate and burned tires? Oh, sorry, are you trying to be poetic? A little fancy with the language? Great work! Your stupid lede made us too annoyed to read what is probably a very important and ...