- Iraq is free! The American Green Zone is now officially controlled by somebody or another in Iraq, although the Americans still control the Green Zone, in Iraq. [TIME]
- If Roland Burris tries to get inside the Capitol on Tuesday for the inauguration of new senators, he'll be turned away. If he persists, he'll be shot and killed. [CNN]
- Happy 50th Birthday, Cuban Revolution! Some old dudes in Miami probably didn't make you a cake. [BBC News/New York Times]
- Obama might let the Pentagon take over NASA's alleged new Moon missions, because NASA sucks at everything. [Bloomberg]
- Greet 2009 with this impossibly tragic story of a fatal New Year's fire at this nice D.C. family's house. [Washington Post]
