Thursday Links

Looking forward to what the Prez has to say at the Cleveland Clinic today. Personally, I'd like to see some fire in the belly.

N. Korea: Clinton 'funny lady, by no means intelligent'

A Tweet and a prayer: Jewish devotees can now leave messages at The Western Wall via the internet

Erectile drug mystery in teen's death at party

After waterboarding and sleep-deprivation, Dominican Republic police try a new torture device... onions

Washington Post: Employers Are Far From Unified Against Overhaul Even as the national business lobby ramps up its opposition to health-care reform, there are signs that employers around the country are divided on the issue, reducing the force of an opposition push.

Town manager fired over marriage to porn star

New jobless claims rise, but total claims lowest since April

Japan train workers check grins with smile meter

Hot dogs should carry a warning label, lawsuit says

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Citizen Admits al Qaeda Ties A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty earlier this year to attempting to kill American soldiers overseas and providing material support to al Qaeda, including information about the New York transit system, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court.