Child of the Moon, Rub Your Rainy Eyes
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 ]