** Dan Senor - "Why Obama is Losing the Jewish Vote" After enumerating a host of reasons, Senor concludes:
"Mr. Obama has made some meaningful exceptions, particularly having to do with security partnership, but overall he has built the most consistently one-sided diplomatic record against Israel of any American president in generations. His problem with Jewish voters is one of substance, not messaging."
** Bill Tomson - "Antiobiotics in Pork draw More Scrutiny by Inspectors"
U.S. inspectors on Monday started using more sensitive tests to detect antibiotics in pork, part of a stepped-up effort to ensure meat safety after a government report last year suggested consumers might be at risk from harmful drug residues.
** Stephanie Simon - "The hot trend in the suburbs is to mix homes and agriculture"
"In a movement propelled by environmental concern, nostalgia for a simpler life and a dollop of marketing savvy, developers are increasingly laying out their cul-de-sacs around organic farms, cattle ranches, vineyards and other agricultural ventures. . . Why not line streets with almond and avocado trees, he asks, or replace shrubbery with cabbage and currants?"
** Kate Kelland - "Nearly 40 percent of Europeans suffer mental illness"
"Europeans are plagued by mental and neurological illnesses, with almost 165 million people or 38 percent of the population suffering each year from a brain disorder such as depression, anxiety, insomnia or dementia, according to a large new study."
** John Lyons - "Dark Side of Brazil's Economic Rise"
"Daily life has become so expensive that movies, taxis and even a can of Coke cost more in São Paulo than in New York. Rio de Janeiro apartment prices have doubled since 2008, and office space in São Paulo is suddenly more expensive than Manhattan. In many cases, investment banks must pay their Brazilian bankers and analysts more than they would get doing the same job in New York."