Okay, two items in my aggregator happened to fall right above one another today. Here are the headlines:

from InfoWorld: Merrill Lynch: war will not hit IT spending. Quick resolution of war won't boost spending either

and

from CNet News: Study: War could crimp IT spending. The conflict in Iraq is giving CIOs pause about tech spending, and even a swift end to hostilities might not make a big difference, according to a new survey.

I note this out only to mention that both links are pointing to articles referencing the same Merrill Lynch study. If InfoWorld and CNet News headlines are this spun, how are we supposed to trust anything from the mainstream media? Not that I didn't know this already or that I am suddenly, today, realizing that the media is no more objective than a two-year old, but it was such a "you've got to be kidding me" moment when I went through my aggregator this morning that I felt compelled to mention it here.