Book Digest: March 26, 2007
Edward Hopper; A Miracle of Catfish; Mishima’s Sword; Charisma; The Book of Air and Shadows; It Can Happen Here; Almost Human; The Cigarette Century; Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow; East Fifth Bliss; You Don’t Love Me Yet
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26 March 2007: Morning
Leading up to Gonzales's Apr. 17 testimony, Republican senators question the attorney general's credibility. Op: "In half a century, I have not seen a president so isolated from his own party in Congress--not Jimmy Carter, not even Richard Nixon as he faced impeachment."
Video Digest: March 23, 2007
Meltdowns on movie sets: Lily Tomlin, Klaus Kinski, Francis Ford Coppola, Terry Gilliam, Shelley Duvall, Bob Dylan.
23 March 2007: Evening
Iraqi government and insurgents discuss uniting against al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda airs its human-resources announcements while violence continues in Mogadishu. Zimbabweans emigrate, desert, flee country sinking under Mugabe's disatrous rule. This man is a disaster, his country is just a total heap of misery. And Australian PM
23 March 2007: Afternoon
Iran nabs 15 British soldiers out for a sail; Navy insists they were patrolling Iraqi waters. Your weekend white paper: "The Economics of Energy Independence for Iran." New Jersey radio show encourages listeners to report their illegal immigrant neighbors. Elderly women insured two homeless men, then ran them
I Did It
When Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted to planning a litany of terror crimes, he was just getting started. More from the al Qaeda mastermind who can’t stop confessing.
23 March 2007: Morning
With the liberals out of the way, House looks ready to approve a deadline for removing troops from Iraq. Senate follows House in approving subpoenas for Rove, Miers, Kelley; White House sticks to its offer of private, unsworn meetings. Lucky explosion at an internet cafe reveals terrorists' plan to
22 March 2007: Evening
Twenty months after London Tube bombings, three suspects arrested. "Funding a terrorist organization can never be treated as a cost of doing business," not even in Chiquita's case. Prices for previous portions of people's progress. The notions of popular sovereignty and equal universal citizenship
22 March 2007: Afternoon
American diplomats fail for having too-yellow hair, not-yellow-enough faces, says Japanese Foreign Minister. Top Justice lawyer who prosecuted big tobacco says the White House interfered to weaken the case. Georgia's public defense system's coffers drained by a high-profile murder. Slideshow: Gitmo in
Water to Burn?
Today is UN World Water Day, and for many of the planet’s residents, one of our most plentiful resources has become all too scarce. The rest of us are busy playing golf in the desert.