Holiday greetings and some James Taranto headlines...

In Search of New Worlds to Surrender To
"Planet-Hunting Satellite to Be Launched Today by French Agency"--headline, Bloomberg, Dec. 27

'I Shoulda Carried My Own Bag!'
"Porter Blamed for Missing Body"--headline, Times (Munster, Ind.), Dec. 27

Unless There's a Mind Reader Around
"Microsoft's Vista Not as Secure as Thought"--headline, San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 27

What Other Species Do Our Emails Protect?
"Protecting Polar Bears: Your E-Mails"--headline, CNN.com, Dec. 28

Why Move the Whole Country if We Can Just Send Some Emails?
"U.S. Moves to Protect Polar Bears"--headline, CBSNews.com, Dec. 27

News You Can Use
"Holidays a Time to Stay Safe"--headline, Leader-Herald (Gloversville, N.Y.), Dec. 29

Bottom Stories of the Day:

"John Doe Hearing Staying Secret"--headline, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 26

"Branson Has No Plans to Build Bahrain Spaceport, Spokesman Says"--headline, Bloomberg, Dec. 28

"John Edwards Runs Again for the Presidency"--headline, MSNBC.com, Dec. 28

"CBS Doesn't Air Special Report on Ford"--headline, Associated Press, Dec. 27

"Jesse Jackson Says Saddam Shouldn't Be Executed"--headline, Associated Press, Dec. 29  ¶ 10:02 AM