It’s funny, because it’s true: “The New York Times ran the following headline and story on the front page of its print edition this morning:

MYNAMAR JUNTA ACCUSED OF DELAY IN STORM RELIEF

BANGKOK — As hungry, shivering survivors waited among the dead for help after a huge cyclone in Myanmar, aid agencies and diplomats said Wednesday that the delivery of relief supplies was being slowed by the reluctance of the country’s secretive military leaders to allow an influx of outsiders.

“Shockingly, a search of the Nexis-Lexis database reveals the following story ran in August 2005 in the Chicago Sun-Herald—virtually the same headline and lead, word for word, with only minor changes:

NORTH AMERICAN JUNTA ACCUSED OF DELAY IN STORM RELIEF

HOUSTON— As hungry, shivering survivors waited among the dead for help after a huge hurricane in New Orleans, aid agencies and local officials said Wednesday that the delivery of relief supplies was being slowed by the reluctance of Washington’s secretive military leaders to allow an influx of even minimal competency.

[VanityFair.com]