30 March 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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France leans on U.S. to arm Libyan rebels; Gates remembers arming Afghans who later became Taliban.
Tuesday attack on Iraq government office ends with dozens of insurgents and over 30 hostages dead.
Syrian president dismisses cabinet in latest concession to protesting crowds.
George Clooney on witness list for Berlusconi's sex trial.
PJ Crowley: I stand by what I said, but that doesn't mean Bardley Manning shouldn't go to prison for a long, long time.
British school kids, often with parents' help, skipping school in record numbers.
"Disneyland with the death penalty," Singapore also provides better schools, hospitals, and safer streets than most Western countries.
Long read: The danger is not that Mexico will become a failed state, but that this violence will profoundly brutalize Mexican society.
Zombies invade Tournament of Books, and a contest is announced for Friday.
Matrix of the world's worst jobs, from Rome in 50 (banquet attendant) to Tokyo in 2010 (subway pusher).
Record labels outraged that Amazon launched its cloud-streaming service while still negotiating licenses.
Altitude and goodness linked--next time you're raising money, do it near the top of an escalator.
"French Spiderman" climbs world's tallest building--with government permission.
Virginia Tech fined $55,000 for two-hour delay in notifying students of shooting on campus in 2007.
Video: Customer complaint telephone call to Jimmy Dean Sausage.