Maybe it was the financial crisis, or maybe it was the constant flood of stories about investors pulling money out of the stock market.

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The fact that the prime minister had put both of them in charge of Labour's election campaign guaranteed a flood of stories about rows between them in the run-up to the election.

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Buried in the flood of horror stories about America's obesity crisis, are a few hopeful signs.

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What explains this sudden flood of gloom and doom stories?

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And often, great stories are lost in the daily flood of millions of options for readers to spend their time on.

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But as an activist, I believe that the editors of news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera and the BBC must flood the airwaves with vivid images and news stories on the human sufferings in Congo.

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