31 March 2011: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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China white paper says military competition with U.S. and others is fierce, particularly over Taiwan.
Message sent to Gadhafi by Koussa's defection: It's not just about airstrikes.
C.I.A. working in Libya for several weeks "to bleed Gadhafi's military," gather intelligence.
Blog of Gadhafi's spin doctor's German-British wife.
Long read: Tour of Gadhafi's purported whorehouse, and other riveting reports from inside Libya.
Israel says map shows nearly 1,000 Hezbollah sites--bunkers, weapons storage--in southern Lebanon, defying cease-fire.
Rogue Bolton considers presidential run; newspaper holds out 10 words before citing his mustache.
Thirteen steps from now to a Middle East disaster.
Berlusconi says Lampedusa, center of refugee crisis, deserves Nobel; he also bought a villa.
Thom Yorke hands out newspapers in London.
Life and times of slaves in Rome.
Regarding our snarky comment from this morning, a rebuttal: Why you should love cricket.
John Le Carre rejects Booker nomination.
Newport Beach considering replacing library with bookless library using Netflix-like model, plus fireplace.
Short profile of Coudal Partners and how they freed themselves from client work.
Hey: There's still time to support TMN and the ToB and get a free notebook in the process.
Websites you'll like if you like looking inside people's purses and medicine cabinets.
Google to compete with Facebook's "like" system with +1 buttons.
After 30 years, brother and sister reunite on blind date.
Video: Robot helicopters juggle balls.
R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, dead six years and two days; see also: stand-up clip.
