12 September 2008: Weekend
By The Morning News
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Op: Even in a political culture accustomed to truth-stretching, McCain's skirting of facts has stood out this week.
Military might will do little to help the next president maintain U.S. dominance--immigration is the only thing likely to invigorate the economy.
The reviews of Palin's interview are in, and she impressed few--except for those who like malfunctioning robots.
Suddenly, a huge, oily, millipede-esque parasite started crawling out of a bump on my abdomen. Dreams and nightmares featuring Sarah Palin.
After a week of fending off Palin's insinuations and defending insinuations about Palin, Obama refocuses on McCain.
Amid charges of corruption, Olmert to resign as prime minister of Israel.
Chinese wages are the most important price in the world; as cheap labor dries up, one-child policy may stunt China's growth.
On the success-driven food crisis: planning for the future of agriculture without knowing the causes of the problems.
From Annie Leibovitz's new book: an excerpt on a career of marrying art and celebrity.
There is no longer any way of telling whether or not the Wizard is behind the curtain. Does it matter? Sasha Frere-Jones on laptops in live music.
Released transcripts reveal Ethel Rosenberg had even less to do with her husband's communist spying.
Slavoj Zizek calls Kung Fu Panda, The Dark Knight ideologically dangerous, but thinks Grand Theft Auto is OK.
Slate celebrates geezers with "80 Over 80."