6 August 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 06 Aug 2009 Though few details are known, the White House wants to transform the way immigration violators are handled into a "truly civil detention system." Afghanistan violence surges ahead of this month's elections; roadside bombs killed 26 today. Bill Clinton's network of contacts worried senators during his wife's confirmation; it's that network that was able to beam him over to North Korea. But he can go into his office at home, and shut the door and work. I can't do that. The plight and triumph of the woman writer. Literary hoax goes unnoticed for five years, ruffles scholarly community. The Republic of Kenya Birth Certificate Generator--a nice companion to today's collection of conspiracy theories. Profile of population theorist Paul Ehrlich, provocateur extraordinaire. For the fontophiles: the disputed origins of Times New Roman. Solitary crow on fence post portending doom, analysts warn. You get about 936 months; here are dots to show how many you've got. Related: We can deduce that our fast-rising mortality is not the result of a dangerous environment, but of a body that has a built-in expiration date. Statistics is the degree of the moment, and a doctorate can mean six figures. We'd rather he pluck his banjo than shout and murmur: Steve Martin's five-stringed passion.
