Raed Jarrar and Joshua Holland, writing for Alternet, reported on May 9 that a majority of the Iraqi parliament had signed legislation calling for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. In all, they reported, 144 members of the 275-member body signed the bill (which may or may not come to a vote). "It's a hugely significant development. Lawmakers demanding an end to the occupation now have the upper hand in the Iraqi legislature for the first time," they reported.

It wasn't until two days later(on May 11) that the Post picked up the story, in a piece headlined "Iraqi Lawmakers Back Bill on U.S. Withdrawal." (It made page 12.) And the Times didn't report the story until Saturday, May 12.