Headlines from March 31, 2011

China white paper says military competition with U.S. and others is fierce, particularly over Taiwan.
Message sent to Gadhafi by Koussa's defection: It's not just about airstrikes.
C.I.A. working in Libya for several weeks "to bleed Gadhafi's military," gather intelligence.
Blog of Gadhafi's spin doctor's German-British wife.
Long read: Tour of Gadhafi's purported whorehouse, and other riveting reports from inside Libya.
Israel says map shows nearly 1,000 Hezbollah sites--bunkers, weapons storage--in southern Lebanon, defying cease-fire.
Rogue Bolton considers presidential run; newspaper holds out 10 words before citing his mustache.
Thirteen steps from now to a Middle East disaster.
Berlusconi says Lampedusa, center of refugee crisis, deserves Nobel; he also bought a villa.
Thom Yorke hands out newspapers in London.
Life and times of slaves in Rome.
Regarding our snarky comment from this morning, a rebuttal: Why you should love cricket.
John Le Carre rejects Booker nomination.
Newport Beach considering replacing library with bookless library using Netflix-like model, plus fireplace.
Short profile of Coudal Partners and how they freed themselves from client work.
Hey: There's still time to support TMN and the ToB and get a free notebook in the process.
Websites you'll like if you like looking inside people's purses and medicine cabinets.
Google to compete with Facebook's "like" system with +1 buttons.
After 30 years, brother and sister reunite on blind date.
Video: Robot helicopters juggle balls.
R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg, dead six years and two days; see also: stand-up clip.
U.K. accepts defecting Libyan foreign minister, expels five Gadhafi-supporting diplomats.
Lead suspect in Bali bombing, running for almost 10 years, nabbed in Pakistan.
A year after Saleh's meeting with Bush, the U.S. "trainers" would set up their first "wet" operation.
Six years after its launch, NASA's Messenger sends back pictures from Mercury (more photos here).
Supporters of lawfully-elected Ouatarra seize Ivory Coast's capital city.
U.S. lawmakers agree on $33 billion in cuts to avoid imminent shutdown.
The world assumes you will consume animal products freely. Lessons from 30 days of veganism.
Unpopularity of Tea Party doubles within a year--47% have an unfavorable opinion of the movement.
India beats Pakistan in run-up to cricket World Cup finals in biggest game you've ever not cared about (sorry, but true).
Surreal: Israel proposes building artificial tourist island off Gaza, to be under international control for 100 years or so.
Was it vandals or the wind that took out the IRS's sign?
Justice Scalia fined $90 for causing four-car fender-bender, with the option to contest charge in court.
FBI crowdsources 30-year code it hasn't been able to crack.
David Friedman compares New York Times magazines back to 1911.
Pictures of dads on vacation.