March 13, 2012: Morning
- Militants in Afghanistan attack delegation visiting the site where a U.S. soldier killed 16 civilians.
- Headline not seen: "Afghans have displayed tremendous restraint in the wake of repeated and abhorrent killings of civilians."
- Brief history of African stereotypes.
- Classic: How to write about Africa.
- Britain backs call for more sanctions against Iran, but has no plans to back an Israeli attack.
- In 2009, three times as many pro-gun laws were passed in the U.S. as antigun measures.
- Revisiting the people and places significant to Notorious BIG in what would be his 40th year.
- Story of a Brooklyn company's attempts to source ethically sound jewelry from the Andes.
- Chavez prepares to head home from Cuba after latest round of cancer surgery.
- Twenty-eight thousand potted flowers installed at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
- Profile of the rise and fall of weapons dealer Viktor Bout.
- Homeless Texans employed as roving infrastructure for visiting high-tech workers.
- Counterpoint: SXSW doesn't lack for demeaning promotion jobs; heaven forbid should the homeless be visible.
- Doonesbury takes on new Texas abortion law.