26 April 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 26 Apr 2011 Law firm hired by House to defend Defense of Marriage Act drops case after public pressure. UN inquiry into Sri Lankan army's final offensive against Tamil Tigers finds ghastly war crimes. By the way, Cambodia and Thailand have been fighting for the past five days. Pictures from Chernobyl. Special police force in France reacts with fury at new decree saying it can't drink on the job. America's student-loan bubble is now its largest source of debt; most indebted generation in history lacks dependable jobs. "Mitt Romney Haunted by Past of Trying to Help Uninsured Sick People." Obama's pledge to close Guantanamo was unraveled by timidity, a lack of priority, and Republican gambits. Mistakes from true cases of poor disaster relief. Battle plans for a possible Canada-U.S. war, and other plots to destroy America. "Persistence hunting," in which nine elite runners chase down a pronghorn antelope outside Santa Fe. Olympics prep: Google to remap Rio to pay less attention to the favelas. Recommended podcast for nonfiction radio lovers: Third Coast. Robert Birnbaum talks with Daniel Okrent, former Times ombudsman. Related: Old Jews Telling Jokes.
