Roundup of Interesting News

I’ve been enjoying a nice long stretch of weekend with my fiancé in town, so forgive me for not posting sooner. He’s leaving later this afternoon :(, so just for today, I’m going to be a news aggregator and post a few stories I found interesting and why. I’ll be back to normal blogging tomorrow.

The New York Times: Forced to Marry Before Puberty, African Girls Pay Lasting Price - Throughout the Northern regions of SubSaharan Africa, many girls - sometimes as young as 11 - are forced to marry in order to pay back the debts of their fathers. They are condemned to lifetimes of misery and oppression.

NPR: Iraq and the Murtha Plan: Stay or Go? - Mike Heidingsfield - trainer of Iraqi Security Forces - reacts to Representative Murtha’s plan to bring the troops home.

The New York Times: As Corporate Ad Money Flows Their Way, Bloggers Risk Their Rebel Reputation - They mentioned my company, The Blog Business Summit.

The New York Times>: Poor Grades Aside, Athletes Get Into College on a $399 Diploma - Athletes have been using an easy-as-pie correspondence school to get past NCAA scholarship restrictions about high school GPA and SAT scores.

Enjoy the articles, back to ranting about the state of the universe tomorrow.