Thursday Links For Thee

Blech, another Thursday. Tell me something cheery or I go back to bed now.

AMA to apologize to black doctors for racism

US foreclosure filings surge 53 percent in June

CNNMoney.com: Why pulling out of Iraq won't save money
Both McCain and Obama say a drawdown in Iraq can provide a fiscal boost to help with their economic goals. But it's not as simple or as lucrative as they make it sound.

Fear of laughter nothing to joke about, research shows

Torture chamber music

LA Times: Carly Fiorina's fuzzy McCain-speak
Carly Fiorina is one of John McCain's chief surrogates, talking him up particularly to that key target group, women. But Fiorina, ousted as chief of Hewlett-Packard in 2005, is not above rounding the edges on straight talk.

G8 climate deal is empty promise, says UK government economist

Dutch tabby cat becomes surrogate mother- to a red panda

NY Times: General Misled Lawmakers on KBR Work, Senator Says
A top Democratic senator on Wednesday accused an Army general of misleading Congress about problems with a major defense contractor in Iraq, and said he had asked Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to investigate.