12 June 2008: Morning By The Morning News — 12 Jun 2008 Op: It doesn't matter who Obama picks to veep, but enlisting the help of a beltway insider with dirty hands does matter. U.S. ambassador accuses Zimbabwean officials of confiscating food aid for political rallies. BBC discovers documents that show Zimbabwe's military is playing an active role in Mugabe's re-election campaign. British spy leaves secret al Qaeda files on train; helpful passenger delivers them to the BBC. Popular spying methods and how to avert them; first, "quit yakking on the cell phone." How much radiation does your cell phone emit? Find out here. European menagerie: Mud-phobic piglet gets Paddington boots; Italy flaunts its deericorn. It's Buck Rogers combined with farming. Genetically modified animals produce (human) life-saving medication, but what happens to the goats? How cats made themselves at home, through self-domestication. Pluto downgraded again--from a dwarf planet to a mere plutoid. Audio: Prince Charles has settled a 350-year-old ancestral debt. A note to Olympic journalists: You will have difficulty seeing past organized displays of economic vibrancy. Also: The patriotic cheer being taught by rote across China.
