7 April 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 07 Apr 2009 All charges dropped against South Africa's next president; the world smells corruption, but Zuma insists, "there never was a case against me." American policy dealers should keep in mind Germans' love for precise rules. Sachs: If Geithner and Summers say their plan is the only option, we'd like a word of further explanation as to why. Illustrations of the U.S.'s 10 largest trade deficits. The 10 best geeky last words. Instapaper for the commute: Piecing together why it's the large, diverse nations that can maneuver in a crisis. Psychologists say dressing up and commuting to Starbucks can be "an extremely effective social strategy." Thoughts from the bottom of a ditch after veering off the road while reading email on my iPhone. Images from Japanese psychiatric medication advertisements: 1956-2003. Expelled yakuza boss to join Buddhist priesthood. Actor Kal Penn (from Harold and Kumar) finds work in Obama's Public Liason office. Vermont legislature overrides governor's veto, passes gay-marriage bill. Ben Greenman continues expanding his A-Rod oeuvre; more here and here. From TMN's Eric Feezell and the Onion: "Hot New Video Game Consists Solely of Shooting People Point-Blank in the Face."
