Thursday Linkage

Nothing going on today except trying to make the holy buck.

Iran reform leader says on Web site that he's under pressure to withdraw election challenge

Buddha with "bulge" upsets Japanese monks

Conn. church creates stir with gay exorcism video

Washington Post: A First Lady Who Demands Substance
For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted. She is a woman of substance, with a background in law, public policy and management, who found herself relegated to role model in chief. The West Wing of the White House — the fulcrum of power and policy — had not fully integrated her into its agenda. She wanted more.

'Stoned' opium-munching wallabies create crop circles by crashing through poppy fields

Sears Tower to install wind turbines, solar panels and gardens

U.S. elderly brain better than British

Washington Post: U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government Repel Rebels Tied to Al-Qaeda
The United States has sent a shipment of weapons and ammunition to the government of Somalia, according to a U.S. official who said the move signals the Obama administration's desire to thwart a takeover of the Horn of Africa nation by Islamist rebels with alleged ties to al-Qaeda.