I don't know, but I think that CNN must of had a change high in their ranks recently. I watched a news article on TV last week when I was eating breakfast at the hotel and they were pointing out how the NYT was only printing liberal stories. Showing where they printed the Obama plan for Iraq but refused to print the McCain plan because it did not contain a timeline for withdrawal. They then pointed to where you could read both candidates plans. I also saw a reporter ask Obama about the change he is promising. What specific changes does he see himself being able to actually do. Obama did not answer the question and she asked him again. Pretty much the same attitude went to McCain. Now these things have only been the last week or 2, but it leads me to think that there was either a big change at CNN or the big guys in charge are tired of being ridiculed for not being objective (kinda doubt the 2nd).
Edit: and now an article that does not give any negatives or positives on the
oil in North Dakota, but just how it is affecting life and how the residents see it (which is positive, so the article feels positive)