15 May 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 15 May 2009 Figures confirm the euro zone's economy has been hit much harder than the U.S. or Britain. Notes on the Muslim Brotherhood's recent losses in Egypt's political battles. Tsvangirai explains what it's like to share power with Mugabe--the man who likely tried to have him killed. The Obamas may not need the money, but that's no reason to deny Michelle Obama a salary. I doubt half the faculty could pass the ideological test now being demanded of Obama. Notre Dame alumni responds to conservative slime-slinging. Photos of overflowing garbage. Forget dog eat dog. The timid are about to be culled from the herd. How advertisers are spinning the recession. David Hockney tries his hand at computer art. Resource for writers: 20,000 spammer aliases collected between 2003 and 2008. Op: The U.S. needs an ambassador in China now, but it's not at all clear when that's likely to happen. Argument for China to face a "carbon tariff", argument against. Gay activists in Russia banned by Moscow's mayor for being satanic. Saturday morning read: Putting the blood and guts--the humanity--back into our idea of Roman life.
