This Week in the Mercury
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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Obama Meets With Israeli Prime Minister: Slightly higher stakes than a "beer summit."
Meanwhile, American Tax Breaks Fund Israeli Expansion: Lots of Americans give tax exempt donations to West Bank settlements.
Iranian Woman to Be Stoned to Death: A mother convicted of adultery will be half buried and then stoned to death, unless human rights activists can save her.
Post Office Might Cut Saturday Service: AAAA!! Am I the only person left who still sends letters?
Public Financing Fiasco: Political candidates in New York pocket money they were supposed to repay.
Retrofitting Suburbia: Should we be trying to turn empty big box stores back into wetlands?
But, but... Drinkin' and Tubin'! Just in time for the heatwave, alcohol banned on the Clackamas rivers.
Broadway Bridge Closes for Two Months: Starting today thanks to streetcar construction.
And now, an Onion video titled, "Boston Globe Tailors Print Edition for Three Remaining Subscribers."
Boston Globe Tailors Print Edition For Three Remaining Subscribers
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