Latest News Rep. Gregory Meeks moves to block $2.8 billion Israel arms sale Let me count: R-e-p-.-(space)-G-r-e-g-o-r-y(space)M-e-e-k-s(space)m-o-v-e-s(space)t-o(space)b-l-o-c-k(space)$-2-.-8(space)b-i-l-l-i-o-n(space)I-s-r-a-e-l(space)a-r-m-s(space)s-a-l-e = 62 characters. Slightly over. Let me shorten: Meeks moves to block $2.8 billion Israel arms sale M-e-e-k-s(space)m-o-v-e-s(space)t-o(space)b-l-o-c-k(space)$-2-.-8(space)b-i-l-l-i-o-n(space)I-s-r-a-e-l(space)a-r-m-s(space)s-a-l-e = 47 characters. Good. Meeks is the main entity, the place is Washington/Congress but it’s not a local story, the $2.8 billion is the concrete detail, what happened is the block. The headline doesn’t state more than the article – Meeks did announce he’s blocking it. Good. Meeks moves to block $2.8 billion Israel arms sale
