17 January 2007: Morning
By The Morning News
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From state legislator to the great American hope in three years, Obama starts fundraising.
Iraqi death toll in 2006 exceeded 34,000, says the U.N., with 94 persons killed each day.
At least 70 Iraqi college students killed yesterday by university bombing.
America's gulf allies give cautious thumbs-up to the "goals" of Bush's new Iraq strategy.
Defense official blacklists law firms defending Guantanamo detainees, then apologizes.
Why insurgencies rarely win--and why Iraq (maybe) won't be any different.
Assuming, Hitchens says, that Bush hasn't blown our chance. Then again, is that Hitchens the professional wrestler?
Old but great story on how the Army trains to fight guerillas.
The not-so-fine tactics, measurements, and techniques for hanging.
Daniel Pearl's mother appeals for Al Jazeera to be more than Jihad TV.
Panda in Thai zoo too fat for sex, penguins in German zoo, too gay.
Interviews with women from Cameroon about breast ironing--pounding the breasts with a hot object to make them disappear.
Terrific photos of sculptor Ron Mueck installing a giant baby.
Increase your wine knowledge with portable television. See also, science and religion.
