6 February 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 06 Feb 2008 Australia apologizes for 50-year practice of kidnapping Aboriginal children. Afghanistan to become world's top marijuana producer (no longer just defensive cover for Taliban fighters). American teens hear more than 30,000 references to booze and drugs annually via pop music; 20,000 are positive. Putin's heir apparent to receive Deep Purple concert as parting gift from Gazprom. How American Samoa prepared for its Super Tuesday spotlight; how America's ridiculous caucus rules are, in fact, legal. How Eli Lilly fell into the spotlight: Lawyer sends corporate secrets to Times reporter Berenson, rather than co-counsel Berenson. Ladies and gentlemen, and Tony Blair... World leaders gather for Ahmadinejad roast (see also: thermal pictures from a zoo). Reading the week in fashion Suzy Menkes. It's only February, but it seems the headline of the year has been found. How you see it: a single news story told by three news stations simultaneously. New technique involving three parents and one baby may prevent mitochondrial disease. The week's brilliant inventions include nugget-holding soda cups and smoking ban-friendly mini-cigarettes. Sometimes a party's so great, you have to swallow your house key to avoid going home.
