4 February 2009: Morning
By The Morning News
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Daschle withdraws nomination; Obama takes responsibility, says "I screwed up."
In only his second week in office, Barack Obama is punching the restart button on his presidency.
"History is against us, the terrain is against us, many of the people are against us." The Afghanistan conflict is impossible, must not spill over to Pakistan.
Inside the tunnels of Gaza--a regulated business and essential lifeline.
How traffic control can learn from ants; how urban planning can learn from file sharing.
Google, NASA, Futurologists launch the Singularity University.
Three years of living undercover as a credit-card hacker (the whole story).
Badminton diplomacy in Iran.
Greenwich Village's Oscar Wilde Bookshop, believed to be the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the U.S., to close on March 29.
Handy: long list with definitions of book terminology.
Interactive map shows recommended spots to make love outdoors.
Related: "Peepers," Kohei Yoshiyuki's photos of lovers in parks.
Pay no attention to the fold, bear down, and good luck: the one-mile scroll.