Front Page Tally: February 19
Friday, 19 February 2010 | by Pat's Picks
| Man flies plane into Austin IRS building | 26 |
| More medals for US at Olympics | 25 |
| More Taliban leaders arrested | 11 |
The top story today with headlines on 26 front pages, was news that a disgruntled taxpayer flew his plane into an IRS office building in Austin, killing two (including himself) and seriously injuring two more. Olympic coverage on 25 front pages noted more medals for the US, notably Evan Lysacek’s gold in men’s figure skating—the first since Brian Boitano’s win in 1988. Eleven newspapers reported on the arrests in Pakistan of two more Afghan Taliban leaders.
