23 January 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
—
Study by nonprofits claims hundreds of knowingly false statements were issued by the Bush administration after Sept. 11, 2001.
Heading off a recession: Bernanke's interest cut opened the rebound, but may not be enough; Bush, Congress bake a stimulus package.
Study shows mild cases of Type 2 diabetes treated with weight-loss surgery can result in complete remission.
Ringo Starr walks off Regis & Kelly over song length disputes; 10 great Beatles moments.
Mitt Romney gets hesitantly--and incorrectly--jiggy with it.
Recollecting Kokie's, the Williamsburg cocaine bar where nobody knew your name.
Lab tests on tuna sushi in Manhattan shows six pieces a week will blow your mercury levels--even the stuff from Whole Foods.
Whole Foods no longer offers plastic bags in Austin, San Francisco, Toronto stores--then everywhere else in April.
As with plans to require hepatitis vaccines or build homeless shelters, L.A. backs off an intended ban on plastic bags.
If Rube Goldberg stocked your online store.
Some years ago I was asked a question that has haunted me... Are you for or against religion?
In Afghanistan, a 23-year-old journalism student is sentenced to death because his paper "humiliated Islam."
"People in my generation view privacy differently. We are the cell-phone generation." Student calls administrator at home, posts the angry response online.
An explanation of "quotative like"--e.g., "He was like, I'm heading to a linguistics seminar."
