9 June 2008: Morning By The Morning News — 09 Jun 2008 As the average price of gas tops $4, some families must "decide between food and transportation." More time was spent talking about when Clinton might call it quits than about how the candidates might deal with the war in Iraq. Clinton supporters' reactions to the end of the campaign run the gamut from denial to acceptance. Between poetry and plagiarism: typing out The New York Times. Georges Simenon wrote 400 novels, slept with 10,000 women, and would have accused his own life of being too melodramatic. U.S. firms could be prosecuted if their acoustic weapons are used to disperse Olympic demonstrations. Lunchtime reading: Blackwater's increasingly controversial and profitable role as an intelligence and military temping agency. Researchers discover a sense of fairness affects workers' judgment, outlook. Audio: Serotonin levels influence one's perception of fair play. Like the rest of us, scientists gravitate toward the huggable. Why you should worry for the dung beetle. In China, the piano was seen as a symbol of the bourgeoisie--now, 30 million Chinese children take lessons, seek success. Jennifer Daniel offers wallpaper to accompany Todd Levin's Consoles I Have Known.
