Thursday Linkage

Gloomy, rainy and overcast here. Getting the grass growing so I'll have to mow it. Sigh.

What property slump? Intricate DOLLS house sells for £50,000

Gitmo Detainee Transfer Plan Angers China

24 charged in crackdown on Native American artifact looting

NYT: Doctors’ Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which President Obama and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake the health care system.

Japan's first lunar probe ends mission

How some students, thousands of bulbs and a computer made an amazing 11-storey light show

Arizona Republicans advance state restrictions on abortion

USA TODAY: More students on free lunch programs Nearly 20 million children now receive free or reduced-price lunches in the nation's schools, an all-time high, federal data show, and many school districts are struggling to cover their share of the meals' rising costs.