23 November 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 23 Nov 2009 Memo shows the Pentagon agreeing with the White House on how much new service members in Afghanistan will cost. The Tajikistan plan: The best-case scenario for Afghanistan is a two or three-decade struggle toward stability. Squirrel economics: Rather than storing away for next year, the U.S. gnashes on old nuts. Egypt recalls its ambassador to Algeria after World Cup clash; corruption taints European soccer. Video: Phenomenal rendition of Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter on LSD. Fifteen alternative uses for newsprint. Ten things Belgians hate about Britons (almost bested by Britons' ensuing comments). A roof repairman, huh? Do you have any references? My parents, Enid and Sal, used to be porn stars. Between quarterbacks and tennis players, attractive athletes are more likely to triumph. History of the spray-on six-pack in television; Tom DeLay received face bronzer, but no body work. Slideshow: Google Maps emerges as a pioneer in accidental street photography. Lost images of the Orient, found. Wood: Paul Auster does nothing with cliché except use it. Nineteenth-century gastronomic tour of Paris; 21st-century vice tour of the internet. Device soon to supplant both the telegraph and the novel.
