Mar.29

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Bitter Sweet Symphony

Here's the solution to last week's headline theme, courtesy of reader F.W. in Franklin, WV:

All of the headlines contain a word whose definition describes a group of people.

• Trump Legal News: Some Assembly Required: A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose
  
  
• Senate: Good, Bad and Ugly News for the Democratic Caucus: A conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
  
  
• Newsom: A Demonstration of His Political Clout?: A public meeting or march protesting against something or expressing views on a political issue.
  
  
• Election Interference: Russia's Got a New Form of Rabble-Rousing: A disorderly crowd; a mob
  
  
• I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Conspiracy: A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
  
  
• This Week in Schadenfreude: Moreno a Part of the Rainbow Tribe: A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
  
  
• This Week in Freudenfreude: Send in the Choir: An organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services or performs regularly in public.

We gave the hint that even USC Alumni could solve this one; several readers rightly wrote in to point out that we are assuming, very possibly wrongly, that more than one person has graduated that institution. Fair point; we apologize for the poor writing. Just because there are lots of Trojan lambskins doesn't mean there are lots of Trojan sheepskins.

Here are the first 30 readers who got it right:

1. N.H. in London, England, UK
2. M.B. in Albany, NY
3. A.P. in Kitchener, ON, Canada
4. C.H. in Atlanta, GA
5. J.N. in Zionsville, IN
6. D.D. in Carversville, PA
7. G.W. in Avon, CT
8. J.A. in Brisbane, QLD, Australia
9. J.D.W in Baltimore, MD
10. P.D. in La Mesa, CA
11. D.L. in Springfield, IL
12. B.M. in Chico, CA
13. J.A.B. in Marbury, MD
14. W.L. in Springfield, MO
15. B.D. in Marietta, GA
16. R.C. in Eagleville, PA.
17. M.S. in Canton, NY
18. M.Z. in Sharon, MA
19. M.W. in Frederick, MD
20. F.W. in Franklin
21. G.D. in Munich, Germany
22. J.S. in Germantown, OH
23. N.S. in Chicago, IL
24. M.R. in Concord, MA
25. M.L. in West Hartford, CT
26. J.B. in Waukee, IA
27. A.H. in Espoo, Finland
28. E.S. in Cincinnati, OH
29. D.B. in Pittsboro, NC
30. L.B. in London, England, UK

We've got our own British invasion going on here.

As to this week's puzzle, it's in the category of Arts & Literature, it relies on just one word per headline, and a hint is that if you can't figure it out, don't beat yourself up. Note that, per our policy of not making a game out of certain kinds of stories, the headlines for the items on abortion, Israel and the death of Joe Lieberman are NOT a part of this one.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with the subject line "March 29 Headlines." (Z)