26 August 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 26 Aug 2009 Brief accounts from a handful of eastern Europe's first post-communist generation. Pentagon contracted a PR firm to see if journalists covering Afghanistan have written negatively about the military. Hillary and Bill reported by Bermuda press to be canoodling. Groups against genocide in Sudan place ads in Martha's Vineyard newspapers. Op: Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm of the race problem that burdens America. Budget report finds that Obama inherited a ton of deficit financing, but it's still his problem to tackle. Unless Cheney was talking about the blacked-out bits, his requested reports don't back up his supposed successes. All trails lead to the Vice President's office. Scott Horton's seven points on the C.I.A. report. Photos of homemade bomb shelters. Graphic illustrating the increase in Americans receiving food assistance over the last year. Perhaps we should look for better ways of helping the destitute than dismantling them. Arguments on organ markets. Craigslist may be a logistical and ethical mess, but its conservatism keeps it running. The title sums it up: "Holding heavy objects makes us see things as more important." Drawings about bacon; high-heat methods of preserving berries.
