From the New York Times:
Obama’s Nixonian Precedent

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Onto a different note entirely--Here's my vote for hyperbole of the week:
When logging into Yahoo today I saw this headline.
Top 6 Results: A History-Making Night for ‘American Idol’

In my opinion, some people are having trouble distinguishing between "stuff that happens"and "stuff that's historic".
But I could be wrong.  Maybe years from now we're be telling our grandchildren, "I remember when the top 5 on American Idol were all female.  What an exciting time that was to be alive."