Virtual Front Page, Thursday, August 11, 2011

Very quickly, here’s what we have:

  1. U.S. Stocks Reverse Back, Up 4%, on Economic Data (NYT) — Way better than it could be.
  2. UK unveils new measures on riots (BBC) — And they’d better work, Mr. Cameron.
  3. Pelosi picks Clyburn for “supercommittee” (WashPost) — Not a huge deal, but I’ve been desperate for something (sort of) local this week.
  4. Syrian troops ‘in fresh assaults’ (BBC) — More of the same. But we mustn’t become jaded. Twelve civilians were killed in Homs.
  5. In A Twitter World, Do We Still Need Debates? (NPR) — Haven’t read it yet, but thought it sounded intriguing. Let me know what you think.
  6. Mitt Romney says ‘corporations are people’ (WashPost) — And the people cried out, “No, they’re not!”… The “front-runner” has a rough time in front of an Iowa State Fair crowd.

One thought on “Virtual Front Page, Thursday, August 11, 2011”

  1. `Kathryn Fenner

    The Hospitality Team rolls out tonight. This is the specially trained police/code enforcement/bus license/etc. team that was formed to deal with the special issues and technical legal challenges of Columbia’s hospitality districts. It is one of the recommendations of the task force…

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