links for 2006-11-22

• The Washington Times: Out of Wedlock Births at 37%
  Out-of-wedlock births in the United States have climbed to an all-time high, accounting for nearly four in 10 babies born last year, government health officials said Tuesday.
  (tags: news usa)
• Hot Air » Blog Archive » White House staffer robbed, beaten during Hawaii visit
  The acting director of the White House Travel Office was robbed and beaten in Waikiki
  (tags: bush politics hawaii news)
• Elder Bush takes on son's Arab critics - Yahoo! News
  You can't be president of the United States and conduct yourself if you're going to cut and run. This is going to work out in Iraq. I understand the anxiety. It's not easy.
  (tags: politics bush usa news)
• Michael J. Totten: Another Assassination in Beirut - Continuously Updated
  The Hezbollah/Syrian axis has been trying to bring down the government by pressuring three more members to resign. One down, two to go. Looks like the coup d'etat is in progress.
  (tags: waronterror news lebanon blogs)
• FT.com / World / Asia-Pacific - Growth no cure for China’s wealth gap
  Our analysis suggests that a considerable number of people below the poverty line were hit by an income shock – they only kept up consumption by spending their savings.”
  (tags: china chinaeconomy news)