4 March 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 04 Mar 2009 Plouffe: Republicans oppose what most Americans see as reducing middle-class taxes and creating jobs. Talented foreign students going elsewhere to do research, citing frustrations with U.S. visas. International court charges Sudanese president with war crimes, but can't arrest him unless he leaves Sudan. While Merrill staggered, 11 executives were paid more than $10 million last year; 149 received $3 million or more. Newsweek's interesting interactive religious-freedom map; Newsweek's interesting map gaffe. Paris hosts new exhibition of nothing. When the present Dalai Lama passes away, will the Karmapa Lama serve as regent until a new reincarnation reaches adulthood? Very big asteroid almost struck Earth yesterday. Evolution has given us strong deception detection tools, but in the case of hedge funds, detecting bogus signals is tough. Lots has changed in basketball, but free-throw shooting statistics never budge. ToB Chairman Kevin Guilfoile's gambling advice about betting on the Rooster. Instapaper for the commute: Michael Lewis goes to Iceland. Fifty of the world's best food blogs. Bookmarklet to make web pages more readable, and software to make your Mac sound like a typewriter.
