15 October 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 15 Oct 2007 At opening of Chinese Party Congress, the big news seems to be no news; even the dissidents aren't surprised at a crackdown. Final Nobel prize of the year goes to three American economists looking into perfecting imperfect markets. How to explain the winners' mechanism design theory to your grandma; another explanation if the first didn't stick. Lovely Sweden, home of the Nobel Foundation, also home to Europe's best integration policies. Spending for the 2008 election cycle expected to top $3 billion; how much is too much? Washington Post reporters on the death of one of their own. Meet Michele Hernandez, America's top college application coach and enemy to admissions offices everywhere. IRS extensions expire today: tips on making your home office tax deductible. I just hope [Colbert] leaves at some point. He's typing and drinking and threatening to “shave Paul Krugman with a broken bottle.??? Afghanistan's sole golf course has no grass and greens that are brown, but "people need to play golf." Many of those at the rink had hoped to see the top American diplomat hit the ice to try a leap or two. Unfortunately for YouTubers everywhere, Condi declined. In today's Gallery, photographer Jackie Nickerson looks Irish Catholic faith in the face. Poodle-grooming artistry taken to the next level.
