30 April 2007: Morning
By The Morning News
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In tests, melamine, derived from coal, looks like protein, but Chinese food manufacturers openly admit it's just filler.
Iraqi PM arrests, dismisses army, police officers that have been overly effective in combating Shiite militias.
While cutting across an unblocked track, the second NYC subway worker in a week is struck and killed.
"What I'd like to provide is a nuanced paragraph." In Washington, politicos are looking to September's progress report from Petraeus, in Iraq.
Signs deepen that longtime Bush crony, Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, may no longer be playing nice with the White House.
Ever since the majority swing in Congress, once-Republican friendly corporations have moved donations to the Democrats in power.
Republicans fear recourse from their base if they dare break with party politics.
"Mouth-feel" is the reason diet sodas taste like crap.
More and more, surgeons are taking advantage of the body's natural openings--which means less scarring, and minimized recovery.
Scientists are developing a pill for women to decrease appetite for food, increase it for sex.
Eco-friendly light bulbs save energy, destroy marriages.
Ian Frazier on evidence to support his wife's theory that he's an idiot.
In Sitka, Michael Chabon talks about his much-anticipated new book.
Jill Greenberg's marvelous, evocative photos of primates.
