Issue: Commenter Dan Gookin brought up and interesting question yesterday. Noting that we're now fixated on Terri Shiavo's situation, the Minnesota school massacre and, locally, the prosecutor's flap, he wondered what would be the next major story to claim our attention. His pick? The pope's death.

DFO: Dan's made a good guess for an international story. Locally, I'd say it'll be Duane Hagadone trying to shake down the City Council for a sweetheart deal for Blackwell Island annexation a la the golf course annexation last year.

Question: What's going to be the next big story after the current ones die down?

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