This paper focuses on the analysis of a group of headlines appearing in pieces of news belonging to the sections of national and international politics, and published -between May 25th and June 11th, 2006- in the e-editions of several Spanish newspapers, as well as in e-editions of newspapers from some American countries (Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, México, Perú, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States). This article is part of the research project "Norma, discurso y español 'panhispánico' en los medios de comunicación", directed by Ph. D. Ana Ma. Vigara Tauste (UCM), with reference HUM-200500956/FILO (Plan Nacional de I + D + I). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]