July 16, 2012: Morning
- Clinton drives through hail of tomatoes and shoes thrown by protesters yelling “Monica, Monica, Monica” in Egypt.
- More than 1,000 counties in 26 states named natural-disaster areas due to drought.
- Newsweek's cover story on internet-caused craziness relies on "a blog post, a quote, and a single case study."
- Five reasons Romney won't choose Rice for his vice-president pick.
- By not sharing his tax returns, Romney's really hiding "the fact that he is a card-carrying member of the 0.01%."
- Prize money for bull-riding has increased tenfold in the last 10 years.
- New "douche burger" costs $666 and includes three greasy $100 bills.
- Athletes arrive in London for the Olympics.
- Americans from small towns explain what it's like to have Olympians in their midst.
- How Olympians have sex in the Olympics village.
- Slideshow of ruin porn from Beijing's 2008 Olympic venues.
- Burkhard Bilger on extreme weightlifting.
- Terrific round-up of sports stories.
- Follow-up with Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer-winning reporter who admitted being in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant.
- Interview with a woman who's been to Disney parks 40 times.