Manic Monday News Round-up for 03/01/10

Alright, I'm pretty danged busy today, so I'll keep my coverage of current events as brief as possible. In world news, it has been determined that troops will stay in Marjah, Afghanistan, for months. (Look for a focused post on this later this week.) Also in world news, Chilean earthquake rescue efforts are well underway. It is projected that since Chile's people and government are more united and less corrupt, respectively, than those in Haiti, helping Chile will ultimately prove less daunting than aiding Haiti has. Lastly, the winter olympics ended last night in a very strange manner. NBC abruptly halted its network coverage of closing ceremonies in order to broadcast the premier of its latest "reality" show-- The Marriage Ref (whatever!). The U.S. won the most medals total, and host country Canada won the most golds. In U.S. political news, the health-care debate continues to rage, but President Obama has started talking tough to Senate Repubs in regards to this matter. (I think there's still hope in regards to this matter.) Finally, in Ashleyverse news, I'm working oh-so diligently on a research/symposium paper proposal revision for literary criticism and theory, as well as prepping for tomorrow's mid-term exam in Am. lit. And that is precisely why this "Manic Monday News Round-up" post is so brief.