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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

News The Morning News

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:25 AM

Seattle Isn't the Only One Freezing Right Now: A blast of Arctic air covers most of the nation.

And Don't Expect it to Warm Up Soon: Record-breaking low temperatures will continue through the week, with chance of SNOW.

More Bad News for the Newspaper Industry: Detroit paper cuts back 9%, will only deliver three days a week.

Shoe Thrower "Beaten in Custody": Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury.

Bang for Your Buck: Explosives found in Paris department store.

Obama Set to Name Education Secretary: Sources say Arne Duncan will be education secretary; he announced Steven Chu as energy secretary.

How Caddie: Woods/Mickelson golf feud heats up.

Affordable Housing Plan Approved: Seattle City Council approved the plan 6-3, but the recession might keep results from showing for years.

Burning Down the House: Investigators find accelerant poured around exterior of Palin's church.

Barf: Tom Cruise claims Suri is a genius.

The Monorail Broke Down Again: But it should be back in service today.

More About That Recession: Consumer prices fall to a record low for second month in a row.

Stop Using IE!: Due to a security flaw, Internet Explorer continues to be unsafe.

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Muntadar al-Zaidi beaten in custody? I guess the shoe's on the other foot now.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 16, 2008 at 8:35 AM

I'd have expected a statement from Bush before now about this; does he have no opinion about a man having his bones broken for throwing a shoe?

Posted by Banna on December 16, 2008 at 8:43 AM

"...all I could think of was how lucky I am to have a class act like Bones on my bag..."

Gold.

Posted by laterite on December 16, 2008 at 8:43 AM

So much for all those Bush apologists who claimed al-Zaidi could only have gotten away with this now, rather than risk being beaten under a Saddam regime.

Posted by laterite on December 16, 2008 at 8:46 AM

Falling prices was an interesting aspect of the Great Depression. Not something you get with a recession. Just sayin' be scared....very scared.

Posted by Just Me on December 16, 2008 at 8:48 AM

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Posted by hyperlinker on December 16, 2008 at 8:50 AM

The Iraqis behavior toward Zaidi is appaling. Prosecute him for a crime, but beating him shows the Iraqi's don't get what justice should be. The U.S. should object vehemently.

Posted by Vince on December 16, 2008 at 8:59 AM

Arne Duncan is interesting in that he is not that interesting of a choice. Since Obama has said that he’s pro-charter school and pro merit-pay for teachers (not traditionally views of the Democrats), many people in education were really looking forward to see what type of Education Secretary he chose.

Arne has done a decent job with CPS – some success (but not overwhelming), some innovate practices (mostly around different school types). He’s not an all-out reformer (like, say, Michelle Rhee) but he’s not exactly a traditional education figure either. I guess this means that both “sides” should be happy with the pick. I was hoping Obama would make it a little more clear what direction the administration is going to go.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on December 16, 2008 at 9:15 AM

To get us out of this recession, Obama needs to make Bush's tax cuts permanent. Otherwise there's no motive for investment. That's what democrats fail to understand, so we'll be in this recession as long as Obama thinks he's FDR II.

Posted by raindrop on December 16, 2008 at 9:19 AM

What, no music videos with The Morning News? Megan Seling, have you lost your mind? Please, to make up for it, post this video. Quick, before the haters attack!

Posted by Cookie W. Monster on December 16, 2008 at 9:25 AM

@9. Yes, Democrats fail to understand how to create economic growth. Wait, what's that? GNP has grown at 1.14% more under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents since WWII? You don't say.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on December 16, 2008 at 9:33 AM

@9: Sure, let's keep cutting the government's source of revenue while raising spending. It's only fair, since the Republicans won the election based on the merits of this approach -- oh, wait! What's that you say? They lost? Oh, well. Suck it, trickle-downers. I guess being wrong about everything occasionally does have consequences.

Posted by flamingbanjo on December 16, 2008 at 9:34 AM

@7 -

The Iraqis behavior toward Zaidi is appaling. Prosecute him for a crime, but beating him shows the Iraqi's don't get what justice should be. The U.S. should object vehemently.

Abu Ghraib.

Posted by cdc on December 16, 2008 at 9:40 AM

Currently 5 degrees and sunny in Spokane, just in case it makes anybody feel better.

Posted by this guy I know on December 16, 2008 at 9:45 AM

"How Caddie" is my favorite Morning News headline ever.

Posted by Paul Constant on December 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM

It snowed this weekend in Redding CA - FUCKING REDDING CA, people!

And IE is soooo 20th Century. All the cool kids are using Chrome or Firefox...

Posted by COMTE on December 16, 2008 at 9:50 AM

Regarding arson at the Palin church:
Brace ourselves, nothing feeds into persecution complexes like actual persecution.

Posted by stuck in boston on December 16, 2008 at 9:57 AM

What's IE?

Is that like International Exchange?

Sorry, if you're talking about browsers, IE doesn't work well on a Mac or Linux.

Posted by Will in Seattle on December 16, 2008 at 10:31 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if Obama's people set that fire at Palin's church. They are already worried sick about 2012, and would love to have her eliminated.

The Democrat Party taking yet another page from the Klinton playbook.

Posted by Lord Basil on December 16, 2008 at 10:46 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if Palin's people set that fire at Palin's church so their Slog operative Lord Vaseline could blame it on Obama's people. Lord Vaseline is already worried sick about 2012, and would love to have Obama eliminated.

The ReSloglican Party taking yet another page from the John Bailo playbook.

Posted by Cookie W. Monster on December 16, 2008 at 11:05 AM

It's 52 outside! Brr!

Posted by Grant Cogswell on December 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM