“The sperm count of French men fell by a third between 1989 and 2005, a study suggests. The semen of more than 26,600 French men was tested in the study, reported in the journal Human Reproduction.” [BBC]

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck dead at age 91 [Chicago Tribune]

“49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole the election for President Obama. We found that 52% of Republicans thought that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama, so this is a modest decline, but perhaps smaller than might have been expected given that ACORN doesn’t exist anymore.” [PPP, via Political Wire]

“By all accounts, the past month has been most difficult on Romney’s wife, Ann, who friends said believed up until the end that ascending to the White House was their destiny. They said she has been crying in private and trying to get back to riding her horses.” [WaPo, via Political Wire]

Today is a case study about why I, as a lifelong Bob, go by “Robert Costa.” Also: thanks for the many emails about the 2nd amendment.

— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) December 3, 2012

Bob Costas makes gun control speech on ‘Sunday Night Football’ [LAT]

Title: “Stop Living In This Land. Go To The Everlasting World Of Happiness. Live There Forever.”

Author: Woo Myung

Rank: 3

Blurb: “At last, the way to become complete is here.”

Review: “I can’t wait to find more about the methods to live in the true world at the local Maum meditation centre.”

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CBS Sports on Jovan Belcher’s murder/suicide: “Fantasy Analysis: This is a bizarre and tragic incident and there are plenty of details still left out. The Chiefs will play Carolina Week 13 on Sunday and will do so with a very heavy heart. Belcher was just 25 years old out of West Babylon, N.Y. He attended Maine for college and was a four-year NFL veteran. He had 38 tackles and was not a viable Fantasy IDP option in most formats.” [via @gregokuhara, since deleted]