7 May 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 07 May 2009 Officials find evidence that Afghan civilian deaths attributed to U.S. airstrikes may be subterfuge caused by Taliban grenades. Swine flu still poses a danger, especially if, like the Spanish flu of 1918, this is the mild peak before the lethal comeback. If a more dangerous swine flu lurks ahead, there's time to develop a vaccine--though no resources to cover the global population. At rallies attended by more than a million people, he plays clips from his top dance scenes. Celebrities compete in India's elections. Discovering the original '70s and '80s mash-up artists at a new exhibition at the Met. Oprah wrote, then lost, her 200-word Time tribute to Michelle Obama on her BlackBerry. AS: I've been brutally candid in saying that prospects were bleak. DS: For yourself. Deborah Solomon gives Arlen Specter the treatment. Op: Israel appears ready to go to war with its youth who would protest conscription. Baltic nations avoid provoking Russia by passing on NATO exercises happening in Georgia. Encouraged by Obama's rhetoric, China edges toward an international post-Kyoto deal. The movement to create wildlife reserves has generated millions of refugees, expelled from their homes and hunting grounds. George F. Will claims Toyota bleeds to keep the Prius alive--though the actual numbers show profits similar to their gas-fed siblings.
