This front-page, above-the-fold, column one Washington Post story could only make page A24 of the New York Times.
The Post reports,
The Obama administration, which gave the solar company Solyndra a half-billion-dollar loan to help create jobs, asked the company to delay announcing it would lay off workers until after the hotly contested November 2010 midterm elections that imperiled Democratic control of Congress, newly released e-mails show.
Anyone who is surprised raise your hand. Then slap yourself. That’s what we call a reality check.