23 July 2007: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Deposed Afghan king, age 92, dies in Kabul.
Alimony test case establishes domestic partnerships as unequal to marriage.
Asst. Secretary of State clarifies: You didn't break the passport system.
Legislators nationwide mull fair ways to punish and regulate dangerous dogs; playground pit bull attacks don't help the issue.
More rattlesnake-fighting chihuahuas, however, gladly welcomed.
The $100 laptop project isn't about the money, it's about opportunity: to view porn, says Nigeria.
"Enough thinking, already. Roll up your sleeves." French Finance Minister argues against intellectualism.
French civil servant contentedly and competently works with tiny little brain.
Belgian PM forgets national anthem; reminds us to test our candidates.
Undaunted by a five percent fluency rate, East Timor adopts Portuguese as its national language.
Reasons for the U.S.S.R.'s collapse still not settled, though things are leaning towards grain.
"This must be what people mean by the nectar of the gods." Macedonian farmers giddy after discovering caches of World War II-era cognac.
In today's Book Digest, Robert Birnbaum presents the week's best from the "iffy" graphic novel, Japanese self-discovery, and historical whaling genres.
And in today's Gallery, Chris Jordan gives you statistics you have to see to believe.
Theory: YouTube spells the end of intelligent debate on broadcast TV.
Oh, yeah. YouTube Presidential debate tonight.
