8 May 2007: Morning By The Morning News — 08 May 2007 Europe says if Wolfowitz goes, it won't contest the tradition of the U.S. picking the World Bank president. Petraeus says by September we'll know if troop increases have worked; Congress wants a progress report in the fall. New leadership in Northern Ireland shares power between "sworn and bitter enemies." (Graphic: "The Troubles") A star 150 times the size of the Sun explodes in the largest supernova known to be observed. Music fans irked when professionals enter their favorite bands' video-making contests. Man quits paying mortgage, goes on spending spree, then learns his life-threatening tumor was misdiagnosed. Judge who sentenced Paris Hilton to jail is "amazed at the amount of publicity." Now that's a Zombie Round: Time Out NY's book brackets pit Flannery O'Connor in the "Contemporary/Post-1970" category. Who picks those lists of "best places to live?" Bert Sperling, who lives in Portland and Depoe Bay, Ore. She takes aim at the target and fires away, her bracelets jingling at each pull of the trigger. Floridian ladies take to the shooting range. Think tank advises that we can reduce global warming by having fewer babies. Baby Stalin was no less sweet or adorable as babies who did not grow up to be dictators. Linda Avery and TMN's David Leite win 2007 James Beard Award for Leite's Culinaria. Islanders off Papua New Guinea fuel their cars with coconut oil. Travelers should expect flying to become even more uncomfortable and more costly with each "innovation" unveiled by the industry.
