GDR writes:#1 was read more that 3 times more than was #4.
Surely you are not surprised at that.
Boehner is no more than a bad joke. I can't blame anybody for not taking him seriously.
News sites put up items to attract attention and titillate. Those will usually get many more hits than the serious reports. But if you measure the amount of time spent actually reading the details, then that would move more weight toward the serious issues.
Sorry, but what Boehner does or says should not count as a serious issue.
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