19 October 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 19 Oct 2010 Study suggests women in office are the best of the best, considering how few women get elected. Nevada politics profiled--Reid's politics in particular--as the crash of casino liberalism. In two years, 72 congressional aides made trades in companies that their bosses help oversee. Dutch thieves robbing McDonald's to be sprayed with "DNA mist"; spray's effectiveness comes from DNA's mystique. For NGO workers, Brooklyn offers cheaper rents than Haiti. Sub-Saharan Africa receives 1.8% of economists' attention. Thousands of women march in DR Congo after U.N. says government troops raped and killed in towns where hundreds were raped during summer. Frontline account shows military medics combining new technology with old techniques. James Temple explains how Google uses algorithms to translate at a 10-year-old's level. Instapaper: Tony Kushner said to talk about Project Runway without discussing the Aeneid. Glossary of contemporary jargon compiled in animated GIFs. TMN's Kevin Guilfoile debuts what could be a very long book trailer for The Thousand. Video: Shia LaBeouf chases photographer to throw coffee on his back. See also: TMN writers' favorite bottled drinks. Coca-Cola's modern domination hides history of murder and corruption. Unsolved 1830 murder lives today through works it inspired like "The Tell-Tale Heart."
