February 17, 2012: Morning
- The euro crisis has undermined Europe...transforming it from a reliable global problem-solver to a problem itself.
- The EU is regulating "every financial actor, financial market, financial activity and product," line by line.
- Starting with Sputnik in 1957, Americans have suffered periodic bouts of competitiveness anxiety.
- White House proposes lowering the cost of making pennies (currently 2.4 cents) and nickels (11.2 cents).
- Dept. of Transportation wants to block most electronic communications in American cars.
- Repealing McCain-Feingold could disempower the wealthy and place the scrutiny back on political parties.
- The FBI asked MI5 to snoop on Charlie Chaplin—and find out if his name was really Israel Thornstein.
- All-Star catcher Gary Carter dies, age 57.
- Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First" for 2012.
- North America's dueling ice hotels are 160 miles apart, and they're after the same super-niche guests.
- Circadian rhythms determine the point of the day at which you're most likely to get sick.
- More and more pediatricians are refusing to treat patients whose parents refuse vaccination.
- Why Iranian women are training to be ninjas.