7 July 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 07 Jul 2009 On Monday, seven U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan--the largest one-day death toll in months. A savvier China spins unrest; the state has invited foreign journalists to Xinjiang "to know better about the riots." Obama and Medvedev agree to reduce American and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals by at least one quarter. McNamara killed scads of these programs--to the horror of the generals, who had never been so challenged by civilians--saving tens of billions of dollars. New federal rules open hundreds of embryonic stem cell lines that were blocked under the Bush administration. Recent findings indicate stem cells could thwart heart disease. With prescription drugs on the decline in the U.S., drug makers look to poor nations for a shot in the arm. Homeless populations swell in the summer--when school's open, families find a way to stay put. Op: University professors are due for an attitude adjustment; their defeatist demeanors lead to willfully helpless students. By lowering our expectations, pessimism makes life easier--we should embrace our current state and let it lead us to progress. Researchers say it's possible to guess an individual's Social Security number using publicly available information. Memory erasure is becoming a very real possibility, and its effects could be a boon to society. A collection of wonderfully absurd escapes from mortal danger in the original G.I. Joe cartoon.
