30 June 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 30 Jun 2010 Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah: "There are two countries in the world who do not deserve to exist: Iran and Israel." Op: Arabs who love the idea of Palestinians as permanent victims dump on Fayyad's state-building. Half of Afghanistan's 476 women prisoners were detained for "moral crimes"--e.g., refusing to marry, or marrying without their family's wishes. Citizens in lower-IQ countries waste early brain power fighting parasites, scientists suggest. Romanian dictator's pageantry and rule reconstructed through film montage. Numerical breakdown of Forbes's meaningless Celebrity 100 list. Profile of Anna Chapman, face of the latest Russian spy ring. No slaughtering sheep in the backyard. Russia readies etiquette handbook for immigrants moving to Moscow. Related: TMN staff and readers discuss favorite conspiracy theories. Take one: Kagan likes an evolving Constitution--as did Marshall and Thomas Jefferson. Take two: Kagan called nominee hearings "vapid" and "hollow," and is keeping them that way. India's new census to survey a billion people in 45 days with 2.7 million enumerators. Finding success, Panera to expand new non-profit restaurant model, where customers pay what they can. Despite being a "global powerhouse" in lawn-bowling, South Africa's champions "hang back" during the World Cup. FIFA apologizes for officiating errors and says it will reconsider goal-line technology. Round-up of Louis CK's greatest hits. Results from the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest for worst first sentence.
