ground hogs

2-2-2010—why do almost all animal species reproduce sexually, and why are most asexual reproducters on their last legs, so to speak?—NYT D3 [you read it here first]
--Wealthy face tax increase; budget projects larger deficits despite spending cuts; “Think bigger,” says GOP WSJ A1 [depending on what we should think bigger, I’m w/ GOP]
--...the US could begin to suffer the same disease that has afflicted Japan over the past decade. As debt grew more rapidly than income, that country’s influence around the world eroded.—NYT A1 you read it here first]