2 December 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 02 Dec 2009 One hundred and fifty years ago today, the most successful terrorist in American history was hanged. Video: 650 million years of Earth in 80 seconds. Photos: A Cairo slum consumed by trash, a minor league ballpark in ruins. Hacked email accounts of climate change scientists reveal questionable data, smug groupthink. One scientist in the email controversy steps down, pending investigation of the incident. Obama tells nation he's going out for cigarettes. Related: Three simple ways to abandon your family. Everybody's shelling Obama with advice on Afghanistan; here are the five major options he rejected. "Yes, it's legal to sell those things, but it's how you go about doing it." The rise and fall of Design Within Reach. Greg Allen builds an Enzo Mari table out of an Ikea shelving system. How Toshiba sent a chair to space with some balsa wood and high-powered balloons. A handy guide to the political leanings of major corporations. Though swine flu cases likely have peaked, Cosmo shows us what to do should they climax.
