AP on King of Jordan

"The appointment of Awn al-Khasawneh, a deputy chief of the Hague-based International Court of Justice, reinforces Abdullah's stated intentions of instituting reforms. "  This sentence was altered from yesterday: the first version said something about reinforcing his reputation as a reformer.  Kid you not.  Notice that the story does not mention that the new prime minister was never some independent judge but was a legal adviser and political tool of the Hashemite monarchy.