14 December 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 14 Dec 2009 Proof Republicans don't want to fix health care--certainly not after they broke it in 2003. In Houston, Annise Parker makes history by becoming the first graduate of Rice University to be elected mayor. Poland tightens its grip on religion as Europe goes secular. Refer to [Jesus] more casually, as "the Son of God, or maybe not," "the Jew that got away," or "the bachelor." For our year-end "Of Recent Note," tell us: What achievement are you most proud of this year? Photos: The Food Network's top 10 foodgasms of 2009. Consumption isn't just good for the economy, it's good for the soul. The decade in counterintuitive thought. China as a global Wal-Mart, infiltrating Eastern Europe and Africa with cheap goods. Video: The Beatles were terrifying, with Fred Willard. British phone booth recycled to become a library. Giant airship made from recycled parts to debut next year. Ancient Amazon civilization found in desecrated forest. Everyone in dream smells smoke.
