August 28, 2012: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Army-linked militia planned to take over Fort Stewart, bomb dam, poison apples, assassinate Obama.
- Jeffrey Johnson's mother seeks clues from his life as to why he killed a former coworker.
- Israeli judge rules Rachel Corrie's death not Israel's fault—she was protecting terrorists.
- Solitary confinement is more devastating than torture: It's a living death.
- Rumors swirl that Gu Kailai, wife of Bo Xilai, had body-double sentenced for murder last week.
- More vulnerable to carbon dioxide than land, Arctic sea ice hits record low.
- Drought had a bit part in Syrian rebellion as mass migration forced people to cities.
- Russia didn't make very good conquistadors, losing California, selling Alaska, missing out on Hawaii.
- Surge toward collaboration in art has led to more political, socially engaged works.
- Surf economics quantifies value of waves, reveals how construction can ruin breaks.
- Nintendo Power magazine was closest to pornography for preteens, loved even by the console-less.
