It's late. You're up. We had some heavy-duty news going on today, so hopefully a rather ridiculous video will lighten things up at the end. You can make it!
Actual News
Columbian/Spectator Fulbright Scholar: Congratulations are due to Emily Tamkin, CC '12, opinion columnist, Spectrum blogger, and former Editorial Page Editor. She will be studying in Bremen, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar and researching Soviet-era legal dissident projects.
Bloomberg at Goldman: Following Greg Smith's incendiary NYTimes op-ed yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Goldman Sachs today to express his support for the company as "a vital part of the city's economy." So that's one Goldman fan...
Karzai throws Obama a curveball: President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai threw a wrench into the Obama administration's plan for withdrawal from the country today, insisting that American forces be confined only to major bases within the next year (a year earlier than Obama planned). The Taliban also announced that it would cease peace talks with the US. Karzai appears adamant that the withdrawal, "transition," be sped up from 2014 to 2013. The response from American officials appears to be mixed, with many feeling assured that a faster transition can happen, but many others hesitant that it may be too soon.
