19 August 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 19 Aug 2009 In the deadliest day since U.S. troops' withdrawal, attacks throughout Baghdad kill at least 58 and wound nearly 300. A Taliban spokesman said 20 armed suicide attackers wearing explosive vests had entered the city and five of them were battling police. Trying to thwart voter intimidation, Afghanistan asks news agencies not to report violent attacks on election day. Congressional health proposals hit a wall on the way across the aisle; Democrats to focus on building support within the party. Congress deadlocked over how to not provide health care. Glue that can fuse bones could prove a major advance in surgical technology. Britain intends to dissolve Turks and Caicos's Cabinet and legislature; can it control former colonies? Israel, Sweden furious over Swedish newspaper article that suggests Israeli troops killed Palestinians, harvested their organs. The saga of Jericho Scott, the nine-year-old who got banned from his baseball league for being "too good." Made two trips to my car and back, Human Resources tight on my heels. Part two in Matthew Newton's entrance to joblessness. Americans are more apt to like computer scientists and restaurateurs, dislike car salesman and politicians. This year's Mindset List indicates that salsa has been more popular than ketchup for at least 18 years. Insane sandwiches think outside the bread.
