8 December 2006: Morning By The Morning News — 08 Dec 2006 Bush prepares to pick and choose between Iraq Study Group recommendations; Baker urges him not to think of it as "a fruit salad." Amidst grandstanding, Senators also avoid the sour grapes. Olmert: Linking Iraq and the Arab-Israeli issue is a case of apples and oranges. (Arabs disagree.) Iraqi Shiite neighborhoods once ruled off-limits by the Shiite-dominated government now open to raids. Nasrallah wants no strife, violence, or surrender on his way to getting a Hezbollah-happy government in Beirut. Pelosi may ban smoking from the Speaker's Lobby, but fears burning the Blue Dogs. Manhattan's smoking ban encouraged battle between the city's mob families. Thirty percent uptick in number of reservists who returned home from duty to find worse-off jobs. Op: How the credulous American media has incubated the 9/11 conspiracy movement. Free medical education in Cuba doesn't include knowing what put Castro in the hospital. Tastemakers reviewed by the artists they criticize. How to write a "boomlet"--crafting seven thousand words out of thin, speculative air--for New York magazine. People that don't exist consume as much electricity as Brazilians. Space cuisine moves beyond freeze-dried ice cream. Instructions for Muslims in space.
