16 October 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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"And that's really what this campaign is going to be about." In last night's debate, McCain again corrected course--though too little, too late.
Op: But it's our own fault too, and everybody knows it. From London, the view of the American financial crisis (more here).
Former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld wasn't punched out; how a rumor, confirmed by nobody at the gym, spread to the news outlets.
Democrats nationwide are running--successfully--on populism: economic fairness, anti-oil, citing costs of the Iraq war.
Clay Risen on D.C. education reform, how technocratic management could determine teaching ability.
Statistics show a history of downturns in foreign aid, post-economic crises.
Corporate bankruptcies equal corporate art sales--the public stands to benefit as works are donated.
Last remaining survivor of the Titanic sells ship mementos to cover nursing home fees.
The new official worst-timed book launch: Damn It Feels Good to Be a Banker, published in August.
The preppiest movie ever: Trading Places, with the screen caps to prove it.
The pre-Pan Am National Airlines was a '70s icon: their logo, advertising, uniforms, more photos.
Marvin Gaye, a cappella: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "What's Going On"; "Sexual Healing."
