11 November 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 11 Nov 2008 Veterans Day is celebrated significantly differently across the borders of Europe. Son analyzes the codes his father used in postcards home from World War II. Sudan has offered India a surprising free run of its economy--although there is a quid pro quo attached. Decent hyperlink brief on the French-Rwanda conflict. Analyzing the conservatives' and reformists' shifting reactions to Ahmadinejad's letter to Obama. Exactly how leaders place phone calls to one another. Instapaper for the commute: Five days in Afghanistan from the perspective of a movie-lover. Brazil offers free Botox, skin peels, laser hair removal to the poor. Environmentally, it's greener to heat your house with oil than wood. Fish on why psychology lagged to forbid its members from participating in U.S. prisoner interrogations. Obama inauguration tickets already touted on the internet for as high as $40,000; Feinstein calls it "unconscionable." Leading pro-democratic blogger is jailed for 20 years in Myanmar. In Mexico, border-crossing simulation draws thrill-seeking tourists, raises their understanding. Ultra-left anarchists shut down France's railway system in attempt to block transport of nuclear waste.
