27 April 2011: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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White House releases Obama's birth certificate, Trump takes credit for "hopefully getting rid of this issue."
Brief history of lying in modern American politics.
Reporter flies with Abbas as he pitches UN resolution to confer statehood on Palestinians.
Syria poised to join UN's Council on Human Rights, despite bloody crackdown against its own civilians.
Fascinating long read: Day in the life of exploiting Angola's oil, now that the oil men are Chinese.
Muslim women divorced by SMS when men text "divorce" three times in a row.
The very poor earn less than they need to be able to do significant work, but those who have enough to eat can work even more.
PlayStation's network hacked, personal information of 77 million users compromised.
Former model explains how agencies exploit their clients, still owes €4,255.65 to Elite in Paris.
The royal wedding, view from France; view from Japan; view from a dog.
French First Baby on the way, say reports; Elysee Palace yet to confirm.
Video: Interview with five-year-old screenwriter of Fast Five.
Uproar around new biography that reveals Beckett worked hard to create his publicity-averse persona.
New York Times to host show of rejected book jackets.
Washington Post, New York Times, and other website pages, circa 1996.
Olive Garden employee who was sent to its "culinary institute" in Italy reports that it's bull.
See also: "How I Came to Work at Wendy's" comic by Nick St. John.
