News A bomb hits the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan. The Nobel Prize in literature goes to Herta Mueller. Pew reports that one in four is Muslim. US legal pot growers cut into Mexican traffickers’ profits. Health care The President finds support from outside the party and outside the Beltway: Schwarzenegger, Thompson, Gephardt, Bloomberg, Dole. Nick …
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. …
News Clashes between opposition supporters and security forces in Iran at a government-sponsored rally. Health care Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution assesses the Baucus bill. Krugman thinks it’s better than expected (though still not ideal). Bill O’Reilly supports the public option. The Catholic Center debates health care. Christians for health care reform gather in DC. …