30 September 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 30 Sep 2009 Senate committee rejects two Democratic proposals for a government insurance plan. A new report shows that while U.S.-Mexico border detainments have dropped significantly, deaths have increased. He wore a crisp gray suit, and seemed eager to greet voters. But there were none to greet. The Pentagon mulls approving Twitter for troops. Leach called Twitter "stupid to begin with." Texas Tech football coach bans players' Twitter accounts. Record stores may be shutting down, but the owners are still selling records--sometimes out of their own apartments. A brief, powerful case for the importance of Ray Charles's Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. The winners of the "BLT From Scratch" contest, where entrants couldn't buy any of the key ingredients in a store. See also: How to make your own guanciale and the BLT Kama Sutra. Also see also: Book collector finds a strip of bacon double-dutying as a bookmark. Nation demands fresh celebrity meat. Nathaniel Roe's family just decided to bury him in the backyard. America's lack of death culture leaves mourners in lurch. Thirty dumb inventions, including a baby cage and a curved barrel machine gun.
