11 June 2008: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Negotiations about U.S.'s continuing presence in Iraq--to be finalized in July--increasingly public, acrimonious.
Albright: The global conscience is profoundly confused, if not asleep.
"For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain
represents none at all." On the rise of Obamacons.
"Making the desert bloom," a cornerstone of the early Zionist ideal, turns out not to have been such a smart idea.
Audio: Poetesses sue over copyright to Christian "Footprints" story, say not written by God.
China, the civilization that invented fireworks, bans them for duration of Olympics Games.
People, animals, javelin-shuttling remote vehicles all prepare for Beijing.
Print for the commute: Deep reading is indistinguishable from deep thinking, and it ain't found on the internet.
Sudoku ruins drug and conspiracy trial in Australia.
Australian environmental kids' quiz tells you at what age "you should die" for the sake of the planet.
Going near Germany? Now's the time to grab some asparagus.
Explore the U.N.'s "Atlas of our Changing Environment" on Google Earth.
Gallery of the BBC's rumored spy vehicles patroling Britain, policing TV owners; gallery for Aleksandar Hemon's new Lazarus Project.
Video: David Byrne plays a building.
