Yesterday was a pretty big news day. Let’s see what we have this evening:
- Demonstrations in Egypt take bloody turn (WashPost) — Or, as the NYT put it, “Violent Crackdown Fails to End Protest.” So much for Mubarak’s pledge not to run again settling things down. But we didn’t really think it would, did we? Too little, too late.
- Yemen president to quit in 2013 (BBC) — Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, now Yemen. Dominoes. Of course, in some places they’re tumbling faster than in others. I like the way the headline on this Tom Friedman column put the scope of what’s happening into perspective: “B.E., Before Egypt. A.E., After Egypt.”
- DEA smashes Mexican drug pipeline to Midlands (thestate.com) — Reports John Monk: “Approximately 3,000 pounds of marijuana was seized during and after their arrests, according to the complaint.” Whoaah…. But have they caught Heisenberg?
- Mrs. Benjamin Gets a Judgeship (thestate.com) — She was disappointed in her bid last year, but Columbia’s first lady will soon preside over a Circuit Court.
- Winter Storm Leaves Midwest, East Paralyzed (NPR) — Kind of hard to believe, with the weather we had today.
- Senate Republicans Lose Health Vote (WSJ) — This totally symbolic ideological gesture hardly seems worth taking note of with real news going on, but I will.
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I meant to point this out Tuesday. It doesn’t seem to be getting much press coverage but I find it interesting: Frank Buckles, Americas only surving WW I veteran, turned 110 on February 1. He’s been pushing for a national memorial on the DC mall based on the existing memorial to DC residents who died during the Great War. Buckles is one of only a very small handful of people who reach the supercentarian age of 110. A documentary about this fascinating man is currently in the works. Buckles received a special waver to be buried at Arlington even though he does not qualify under existing guidelines.