15 November 2006: Morning By The Morning News — 15 Nov 2006 The numbers kidnapped from Baghdad's Higher Education Ministry yesterday vary, but government sources say almost 40 abductees have been freed. Op: Reid says Democrats plan to give a $75 billion boost to military spending. Bono gets his cowboy hat back. Newly elected Texas representative pledges to do as much as she can in what will be a three-week Congressional career. BMOC Lieberman strides into a Democratic caucus, gets "hugs, high-fives, that kind of stuff." Dogs higher than 14 inches "make those who don't own dogs psychologically afraid." China justifies its pet policy. Studies show eating dark chocolate can be as healthy for the heart as taking aspirin. Also: I'm like a chocoholic, but for booze. Strange Sisters: an archive of lesbian paperback artwork from the '50s and '60s. In a new book and TV special, O.J. Simpson will discuss how he would have carried out the murders--if he had done it. The best pie crusts are not suitable for vegetarians--or cooks. Though opposition is on the rise, many Brits defend the right of young people to play "conkers." The theory that life on Earth originated elsewhere in the universe could perhaps use a better name than "Panspermia." Super Max prison understaffed and exporting crime. The ninth step in Alcoholics Anonymous leads to arrest for a 1984 sexual assault. The Romanian village in Borat is upset they were made to look like fools on-screen, and would also like to be paid.
