28 January 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 28 Jan 2008 Economist names Vancouver as the world's more livable city--mainly because of the low incidence of terror attacks. Yemen's attitude towards jihadists--just don't bomb us--and its slide towards failure unsettles the U.S. A weekend's cruise from celebration to rain-soaked fights at the crossing point from Gaza to Egypt. Caroline Kennedy's op-ed endorsement for Obama. Excerpt of the day: One imagines Dean Wareham's ex-wife won't love hearing the strategy details for how he left her for Luna's bassist. Obama's strategies for poker, a game he doesn't play on the campaign trail. Op: It's time people accepted the idea of drinking their toilet water. Your Rambo 2008 drinking game. Stanley Fish on the lack of practical matters in the constitutional-interpretation debate. Elizabeth Hardwick understood both sides of what it means to be deracinated, because she was not. One wonders when Didion is not fantastic. Article and bank's report (pdf) explain how Kerviel built his rogue portfolio at Société Générale. Print for the commute: Profile of China's best hope for a gold medal in boxing.
