Headlines from March 10, 2009

Truck that hit Tsvangirai's car, killing his wife, turns out to have been a USAID vehicle.
Treasury department not answering its phones, says U.K. cabinet secretary.
How the quants (physicists on Wall Street) came to be, and came to be slandered by Warren Buffett.
Op: Merging big pharma companies kills research, reflects defensive strategies.
Being worried about getting laid off is worse for mental health than getting laid off, says Cambridge sociologist.
Predicting the hot topic in decision-making science two years from now: abhorrence of uncertainty.
Brooks: Republicans are failing worse than before at fiscal responsibility; voila, three ways they could lead.
Franken still not even close to being seated in Senate--could be months, or not at all.
Instapaper for the commute: Sailing with pirates and Langewiesche.
Analysis of China's policy towards the Middle East.
Review of new methods to trap and track animals for research (evolved beyond "capture, mark, recapture.")
John Leonard's son analyzes dad's writing with a computer, comes up with 10 most important words (e.g., "moxie," "thug").
Ten newspapers that may go digital-only or die.
Sixth section of 2666 and two other novels found among Bolaño's papers in Spain.
From yesterday: Kevin and John comment from the booth on 2666 and Steer Toward Rock (plus reader comments).
Not enough Pakistanis have taken a stand against the Talibanisation of their country. Op: Terrorism, extremism left unchecked in Pakistan.
The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults developed sibling dolls named Sara and Dara, Muslim versions of Barbie and Ken.
"Mother, look. I have made a doll from a small rock. I will call my doll Rockelle." Confessions of a Pilgrim shopaholic.
In-depth look at America's evolving demography--a restless population drifting to perceived opportunity.
There is a "green lining" to the global economic downtown: Pollution-happy factories are closing down.
In praise of embryo-derived stem cell research--an explanation of the advances that lie ahead.
Saletan: The danger of seeing the stem-cell war as a contest between science and ideology is that you bury these dilemmas.
Potential baldness cure leads man to reverse position on stem-cell research.
"We are trying to build Alexandria 2.0." Internet Archive founder tries to preserve the history of the web, archiving while Google collects.
San Francisco riled by increasing frequency, cost of "counter-cultural" flash mobs.
Surowiecki: Credit card companies try to shed their worst customers--but determining "best" and "worst" in credit terms isn't so simple.
Video: Watchmen as a Saturday morning cartoon.
A New York Times graphics editor's collection of map bloopers and other graphic accidents.