This is the AP head and subhead on MSNBC.com:

Libby prison sentence delay deniedJudge was threatened following sentencing

Sounds bad. But then you actually read the story and the “threats” were merely “several” “angry, harassing, mean-spirited” letters and phone calls. Now, I don’t think people should try to improperly intimidate judges. But “threatening” a judge sounds like it’s illegal and really, really bad. Sending an angry letter or making a “mean-spirited” phone call doesn’t quite sound like the same thing, does it?