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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Morning Scoop - Why Birthers Won't Die
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President Obama's long-form birth certificate release hasn't stopped Jerome Corsi's book Where's the Birth Certificate? from hitting the bestseller list—or the author's new racially charged arguments from spreading, writes The Daily Beast's Michelle Goldberg. Corsi's book suggests that birtherism is mutating in sinister ways, becoming much more explicitly racist. If you read between the lines, Where's the Birth Certificate? doesn't just argue that Obama is ineligible to hold the office. It implies that all children of immigrants, and perhaps all people of color, are as well.
The Endeavour's final mission was a success, as the space shuttle landed on a runway in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday morning. Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, piloted the shuttle on its final mission. "It's sad to see her land for the last time," he said, "but she really has a great legacy." He will return to Houston Thursday to reunite with Giffords. The space shuttle Atlantis, meanwhile, is scheduled for its final flight on July 8.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's grip on power is slipping, as rebellious tribesmen captured several government buildings in Sana'a on Wednesday, including the ruling party's headquarters. At least 41 people died from shelling and in street fights across Sana'a overnight; and the government shelled the headquarters of a brigade whose leader, it feared, was about to defect.
The Pentagon will soon issue a new strategy declaring that cyberattacks from foreign countries are "acts of war," which means the U.S. could retaliate with a military response. The policy is vague, however, when it comes to cyberattacks from nonstate actors; nor does it say what level of cyberattack will require a military response. Pentagon officials say the move is just part of a larger strategy that is being designed.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt wasn't making any excuses for the company's social strategy. "I screwed up," he told the D: All Things Digital conference Tuesday. He admitted Google had missed "the friend thing," explaining "I clearly knew that I had to do something and I failed to do it." He noted that Google tried several times to form partnerships with Facebook but was rebuffed.
The presidential flirts met in Times Square for a family dinner under a phalanx of cellphone cameras, as Palin's bus tour hit New York. Shushannah Walshe reports on the nascent 2012 campaign's most surreal moment yet.
25 Best Cities for College Grads by The Daily Beast As millions ponder where to unpack their bags after four years at college, The Daily Beast sorts through the stats for its second annual ranking of which cities offer the brightest future.
11 Juicy Bits From the Desperate Housewives Lawsuit by Maria Elena Fernandez Was the slap at the center of the suit a "hard hit," as Nicollette Sheridan says, or a "tap," as show creator Marc Cherry's side claims? Maria Elena Fernandez digs into the court file.
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