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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

News Morning News

Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:12 AM

On the Very First Day: Obama's executive order to close Guantanamo.

Clinton's Confirmation Hearing: The New York Times liveblogs, Kerry gets his consolation prize by being chairman.

Ten Forgotten Conflicts: Not Iraq, Not Afghanistan, but the rest.

Banks Need More Money: Bernanke's latest.

Russian-Ukrainian Gas Deal: Off again. People still freezing.

The Latest in Gaza: Israelis united in righteousness.

Bigger Fingers, Better Earning Power: Size of digits matters.

Man Escapes from His Own Stoning: In Iran. (The crime: adultery.)

This Baby Is Fine: Now that the foot has been removed from his brain.

Zoom in on the Masterpieces at the Prado: Google, I love you.

How Long Before Obama Since There's Been a Writer in the White House?: Jonathan Raban on writing and the presidency. (Via Artsjournal.)

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Reality Check.

What no one on the left is saying about Gitmo closing is that it will take AT LEAST a YEAR before it is actually shut down. Better than nothing but I expect there to be "an unforseen issue" that causes that closing to be delayed even further.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 13, 2009 at 8:40 AM

So for a stoning a man is buried to his waist, but a woman is buried up to the neck? And under the law, if you're able to free yourself from the hole, you are set free? Wouldn't the difference in burials indicate that a woman will always die, but a man has a chance to get away?

Posted by Johnny on January 13, 2009 at 8:52 AM

Literacy check.

It says that in the headline of the first link and about a hundred times in the article.

Posted by Sea kitten on January 13, 2009 at 8:54 AM

Wow, the NY Times article actually DOES say several times that closing Guantanamo would take a long time. Those lying, misleading, secret-keeping bastards. Um...

Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on January 13, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Re video: Wow. I guess Europeans are right when they say Americans have no culture.

Posted by Simac on January 13, 2009 at 9:38 AM

The video is one version of an ancient agricultural dance done to pay tribute to the cycles of life and the harvest. That harvest stuff was pretty important. still is if I a'reckon rightly...

Posted by whatsOldsNewAgain on January 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM