July 27, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- As rebels snatch up Gadhafi's anti-aircraft missiles, groups seek to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands.
- Officially recognizing opposition, UK expels Gadhafi diplomats.
- Republican leaders voted for debt drivers.
- Bribe-hungry Nigerian cops threaten mental exams for drivers--who aren't easily intimidated.
- Video: Israeli Chamber Orchestra breaks taboo, plays Wagner on German soil.
- Israeli women risk prosecution, bring Palestinian women to the beach, which many had never seen.
- L'Oréal forced to pull ads deemed airbrushed beyond the point of its products' results.
- Video: Sitcoms--especially Friends--promote "socially sanctioned" homophobia.
- Expected to lose $8 billion this year, USPS prepares to close 3,600 branches, mostly in rural areas.
- LA mariachis squabble over pay scale; groups that play for less ruin business for all.
- Stereogum enlists Morning Benders, PB&J, more in tribute to the Strokes' 10-year-old Is This It?
- Match the Capote quote to its subject.
