Is A/C Good for the Economy? [News Bits]
- Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels targeted in Jakarta bombings; eight people killed.
- Things looking up in the West Bank.
- Hot climates lead to slower economic growth?
- Obama spoke at the NAACP conference last night.
- ICYMI: Former Pres. Jimmy Carter, "The words of God do not justify cruelty to women."
- Senate Republicans say they won't block a vote on Sotomayor.
- Emmy nominations announced yesterday; lots of love for "30 Rock" and "Mad Men", with a little "Flight of the Conchords" and "How I Met Your Mother" thrown in.
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