10 March 2009: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Truck that hit Tsvangirai's car, killing his wife, turns out to have been a USAID vehicle.
Treasury department not answering its phones, says U.K. cabinet secretary.
How the quants (physicists on Wall Street) came to be, and came to be slandered by Warren Buffett.
Op: Merging big pharma companies kills research, reflects defensive strategies.
Being worried about getting laid off is worse for mental health than getting laid off, says Cambridge sociologist.
Predicting the hot topic in decision-making science two years from now: abhorrence of uncertainty.
Brooks: Republicans are failing worse than before at fiscal responsibility; voila, three ways they could lead.
Franken still not even close to being seated in Senate--could be months, or not at all.
Instapaper for the commute: Sailing with pirates and Langewiesche.
Analysis of China's policy towards the Middle East.
Review of new methods to trap and track animals for research (evolved beyond "capture, mark, recapture.")
John
Leonard's son analyzes dad's writing with a computer, comes up with 10 most important words (e.g., "moxie," "thug").
Ten newspapers that may go digital-only or die.
Sixth section of 2666 and two other novels found among Bolaño's papers in Spain.
From yesterday: Kevin and John comment from the booth on 2666 and Steer Toward Rock (plus reader comments).
