16 August 2007: Morning
By The Morning News
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Death toll in northern Iraq's truck bombings rises to at least 500; at least 377 dead in Peru earthquake.
Waters have inundated houses, houses have collapsed, factories have been completely inundated. Comments from visitor to the North Korean floods.
China plants billions of trees to stop sandy tide of encroaching deserts.
The liberal argument for why Rove should encroach a little longer; the conservative take on Rove's tarnished departure.
Why highlighting multiple candidates for president instead of anointing a few could lead to better voting.
How many soldiers' lives is the life of one gay man worth? Seven.
How the Calabrian mafia spread from Italy, now with branches in Germany, Spain, the U.S., and elsewhere.
Details that go deep into the "Marie-Antoinette syndrome" of analyzing Cecilia Sarkozy's behavior.
Preparing for Atonement, director who's adapted novels points out that the forms, movie and book, are irreconcilable.
Hopper's view of America, or at least of Cape Cod, to be blocked by mansion, complains wealthy neighbors.
Using Enter Shikari as the entry point to tomorrow's music business: no more labels, lots more touring.
Images of today's São Paulo (where all the labels--all advertising forms, that is--are banned).
Number of cities' citizens compared to the amount of public toilets.
The unbearable lightness of Ira Glass, Wes Anderson, Dave Eggers, and Arrested Development.
Luring top journalists to the Atlantic Monthly takes lots of money, charm, and a few ponies.
Seven of the greatest underhanded sports tacticians.
