9 February 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 09 Feb 2007 Violence sparks in Jerusalem as Israeli crews begin excavation work near the al-Aqsa mosque. Next week Congress will consider a resolution asking Japan to apologize to thousands of women who were forced into sexual slavery during WWII. Op: We are fascinated with Anna Nicole Smith because she was outwardly a courtesan, a rare thing in modern times. "And then everyone else raised their tickets high. It was like something from 'Henry V'." Times story incorporates more British stereotypes than you can--but never would, I say--shake an umbrella at. In an effort to clean up Beijing before the Olympics, China imposes fines for spitting. And: "Blogging would erode the sanctuary of the Olympic village." Jessica Francis Kane dons the armor of the Non-Expert and braves the play date. Dept. of Homeland Security considers installing radiation detectors to deter dirty bombs in New York--but Tara O'Toole still isn't impressed. Psychologists try treating post-traumatic stress disorder with a virtual Iraq. "There are no immediate practical uses." Physicist converts light into matter--and back again. Photo of a "tactical biorefinery," which turns garbage into energy, and sends you back to the future.
