Morning Docket: 09.24.10

* The F.D.A. has moved to significantly restrict the sale of diabetes drug Avandia. Reached for comment, Wilford Brimley gruffly barked “DIABEETUS!” [New York Times]

* Teresa Lewis was executed in Virginia last night. [Washington Post]

* Texas children are getting all kinds of left behind. [Dallas Morning News]

* A Spanish court held that Google is not responsible for copyrighted material posted on YouTube. Commenters on YouTube immediately decried the decision as “fake”, “gay” and definitely “racist.” [Guardian]

* This week, jurors in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial watched a video of Smith bathing nude with her daughter while slurring her words. I’ll just leave this one alone. [CNN]

* Some lawyers who took on the Catholic Church paid a personal toll for their efforts. They also got paid. Straight cash, homey. [Associated Press]

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