12 December 2006: Morning By The Morning News — 12 Dec 2006 At least 57 killed, 150 hurt in two near-simultaneous bombings in central Baghdad square. Bush finds experts to help him disagree with the Iraq Study Group, and the American people. Iraqi political parties align to break al-Sadr's influence within the government. Op: The U.S. should yank all of its ground forces from the Gulf. Lebanon's Shiites grapple with new muscles, and may break a delicate system. Easy-to-follow pros and cons for strategic options in Iraq. Democrats' intelligence chairman fails basic foreign-affairs quiz. New studies project that the Arctic Ocean could be mostly open water in the summer by 2040. Bike helmets endanger bicyclists; Diplomats' parking tickets correlate to corruption back home. Study finds celebrities are more narcissistic than regular folk; those with actual talent, not so bad. Knowing there's a secret ingredient in your food changes your taste preferences. Voting with your grocery cart gets harder when organic farming doesn't improve the environment and Fairtrade boosts Nestlé's stock. Stats on hostile feelings, bad vibes among Asian neighbors. Actual Dickens Christmas letter not jolliest of missives. Video: Christmas specials re-dubbed for naughty children. See also, Scrubs does Charlie Brown.
