A hump-day Newsgeist is all you really needed, right? Today’s version has stories on the Texas House, Julian Assange, and Michael Jackson’s doctor. Read more for the links.
-The Texas House of Representatives is home to several first timers this session.
–Haiti is preparing for the first anniversary of last January’s dreadful earthquake.
–Arizona took necessary steps to ban protests at funerals for victims of Saturday’s shooting.
-The Wikileaks founder could face the death penalty in the U.S..
-Here’s one view of why you shouldn’t bother with the Verizon iPhone.
-An L.A. judge is forcing Michael Jackson’s doctor to face involuntary manslaughter charges.
-And finally, think long and hard if you feel a ferret is the pet for you.
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This article appears in 2010.