29 February 2008: Morning By The Morning News — 29 Feb 2008 An "exemplary" soldier, Prince Harry has been fighting "Terry Taliban" in Afghanistan. An Australian magazine is under fire for leaking the news about Harry; now Harry's been withdrawn from combat. Shipwrecked fisherman survives a 12-hour swim off the coast of Australia. The movement from one "tradition" to another may even suggest a kind of promiscuity--a faithless pursuit of faith. U.S. prison numbers at an all-time high--more than one in 100 adults are behind bars. Voter turnout at its highest in 40 years--officials are concerned they'll need more machines, workers in November. "Has turnout declined? It all depends on your reference point." Voting numbers don't lie, nor do they parse easily. Donations of used tea bags become recycled tea-bag art. Near the North Pole, the Global Seed Vault received its first shipment containing millions of seeds and sprouts. Germany has a new celebrity polar bear. It's Leap Day, and if this country were heading in the right direction, today would be Pizza Party U.S.A.; 29 more ways to celebrate. Tony Robbins, Ja Rule, and other well-known Leaplings--people born on Feb. 29. (more here) A comprehensive list of obsolete skills--"list making" isn't on there. Jacques Chirac studied his face anxiously in the mirror. Political slash-fiction.
