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Headlines for Thursday, March 4, 2010

Afternoon Edition

Greece wins support in Europe and the markets for austerity measures, though protests continue in Athens.

William Deresiewicz’s nuanced West Point speech on leadership.

Notes on why the Washington Post appears to be helping Rahm Emanuel oust the president.

Christopher Hitchens edits the 10 commandments.

Op: To anyone from South Africa, Carter’s take on apartheid in the West Bank and Gaza is blindingly obvious and correct.

Lucid summary of studies showing face recognition to be largely inherited.

Rules for turning graduate students into misbehaved big scientists.

The propellers can be heard to speed up, followed by a bang. Gyrocopter cleaves off fox-hunt supporter’s head.

Sound samples show why modern pianos can’t play Beethoven quite right.

Exhibit designer explains how to sell Hadrian’s lover to hundreds of seven-year-olds.

An invitation to join the Ebert Club.

Philosopher consumes Safran-Foer’s Eating Animals, finds it “a brilliant synthesis of argument, science, and storytelling.”

Cow philosophy: valuable insights or just a load of bull?

Blind-tasting puts Whole Foods up against Walmart.

Morning Edition

U.S. faces a lack of Security Council support in persuading the U.N. to pass new Iran sanctions.

White House backs international trade ban on the highly prized—and “buttery”—Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Obama demands action on health care, points to G.O.P. successes in welfare, Bush tax cuts as a possible avenue.

R.N.C. fundraising materials caricature Obama, Reid, Pelosi, exhort donors to save the country from socialism.

After evolution, the next classroom controversies are how to teach global warming and the Big Bang.

The pilot tells him he has done an “awesome job.” J.F.K. air-traffic controller suspended after letting his children clear planes for takeoff.

TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin throws down the bucket, makes his case against popcorn.

Maps of fast-food influence in the U.S.

Mad emu attacks Texas police.

Forget a West Oakland revival if the city wants to re-industrialize; the Gowanus is a dirty muse.

Sneaking into the Jewish camp was a ludicrous idea. It was like breaking into Hell. But that’s the sort of chap I was.

During testimony, an incendiary, racist radio host reveals his secret life as a non-racist F.B.I. informant.

“What has it been like for you losing your husband after so many years of marriage?” … “Heaven.”

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