3 March 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 03 Mar 2009 Yesterday U.S. stocks hit their lowest level since 1997--yet the dollar is gaining, as economic prospects abroad look comparatively worse. We will no longer be serving complimentary cold cuts and soda on Cold Cuts and Soda Day. Stairs will go up, but not down. Iraqis with new security and wealth are snatching up SUVs like they're going out of style--and in the U.S., they are. Every second: 1.6 cars made, 0.15 deaths by smoking, 200 stars born. "Blackwater can't change the fact that its lethal actions have resulted in the deaths of innocent Iraqi civilians." As instability continues in Sri Lanka, gunmen attack the national cricket team. Photos from "Chicago," an Israeli-built mock Arab town used to train military. The media stays hush on the far-right politics of the Pirate Bay's financial backer out of "geek sympathies." I'm actually on Bale's side on this. A professional grip knows you don't walk through the sightline. How to talk like you're in the movies. CPAC keynoter Limbaugh accuses Obama of "bastardizing" the Constitution, then bastardizes it himself by confusing it with the Declaration of Independence. Jackassletters.com: When prank letters to corporations are answered. General Mills begins shipping retro cereal boxes--the roller-skating Trix rabbit emits satisfaction rather than A.D.D. Video: Robot meets lighthouse.
