Reason Morning Links: Calorie Counts Ineffective, Don't Call It a Stimulus, Bake Sale Ban

Radley Balko | 10.6.2009 8:30 AM

• Questions for the FTC on its new blogger disclosure rules.

• Obama, Dems say plan to expand social programs isn't a new stimulus package, just an "extension" of the old one.

• NYC study finds that posting calorie counts at fast food restaurants doesn't change consumer habits.

• Meanwhile, the city is effectively banning school bake sales. You know, for the kids.

• Scientists behind digital photography, fiber optics advances win Nobel Prize in Physics.

EDIT: Jesse Walker linked to the bake sale ban yesterday. So here's your food-related bonus link: Do farmers' markets really strengthen local communities?

Radley Balko is a journalist at The Washington Post.