The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Questions Nobody Is Asking 
“So, What Is a Traffic Study?”–headline, NationalJournal.com, Jan. 9

Question and Answer

  • “Will The Fonz Be Driving His Cattle Over London Bridge?”–headline, Daily Telegraph(London), Jan. 8, 2014
  • “Happy Days Are Here Again, and We Can Thank Obama”–headline, Boston Globe, Dec. 15, 2013

News of the Tautological

  • “Fire Department: North Side Fire Was ‘Incendiary’ “–headline, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 9
  • “Eating Fresh Avocados May Chase Away Hunger Pains”–headline, CBSNews.com, Jan. 10

Bottom Story of the Day
“House Republicans Targeting Obamacare Again”–headline, Puffington Host, Jan. 1

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