Today is Gandhi’s birthday!
News
- The death toll in Indonesia is up over 1,000, with thousands more still trapped.
- A fossil find in Ethiopia may turn evolution theories on their head.
- Tony Blair is in line to become Europe’s first president, assuming the Irish say yes.
- Obama meets McChrystal.
- Jon Stewart lays into Democrat Senators. (Yes, I consider this news, because Jon Stewart is the most trusted newsperson in the US.)
Health Care
- Here’s the latest on the Baucus bill, which will get voted on next week.
Politics
Miscellaneous
- Tom Friedman wonders where the "we" went.
- The Scientific American investigates whether falling in love makes us more creative.
whoa, too many good links to read at work. must keep unread in the googlereader. graham, though — what’s this about? is he trying to become more popular after his behavior at the sotomayor hearings? i’m not used to this kind of sense from him.
Yeah, I’m not sure — maybe he’s trying to show that he’s not completely ridiculous? Or maybe he actually isn’t completely ridiculous?