2 March 2009: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Europe, Russia, and Ukrainians prepare for Ukraine to fail.
Economic crisis forces the European Union to question solidarity--will combined political destiny prevail?
Clinton to offer $300 million to Palestinians: one-third to Gaza, two-thirds to Abu Mazen.
The week in news, via Rich: Obama soared, but Geithner is his Jindal, and a better banking plan is needed soon.
Government's fourth deal for AIG "represents a nearly complete reversal from the one first laid out in mid-September."
America's 100 worst intersections, judged by congestion.
Noonan: Looking back on Tuesday's speech, you can see Obama assume the presidential cloak.
Examples of the management's secret hand signals used at the Stork Club.
The fascinating conceptual art projects of Tehching Hsieh finally get recognized.
Gamble on the Tournament of Books, help kids read more, and potentially win prizes.
Another (pretty good) summary of the state of x-phi: using experiments to formulate philosophy.
Remarkable story about a New York woman who went jogging and forgot who she was.
Essay on what it's like to work as both a homicide detective and a detective-book novelist.
The fascinating Waxy Economist story in original long form, and then truncated for the Times.