2 October 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 02 Oct 2008 New York City Mayor Bloomberg wants an extra term in power. Nearly everyone celebrates Zuma's ouster of South Africa's health minister. Zimbabwe's economic crisis now one of the worst in world history. The world has a water shortage, not a food shortage. Libor-geddon looms as credit freeze deepens in overnight markets (explanation of LIBOR here). Terrific recent-history summary of how the economic crisis unfolded behind the scenes. Michelle Obama traces her roots back to slavery. Software for journalists to avoid "gotcha" moments. Video: Diddy admits to being scared of Sarah Palin. List of landmark Supreme Court cases in case you, like Palin, need a refresher. How Palin can win tonight: take a page from Quayle's playbook and stick pins in Obama. Print for the commute: Nussbaum on the struggle to show respect for religious difference. Inventory of Islamic books and videos in Muslim chapel libraries in 105 federal correctional institutions. As NASA commemorates its 50th birthday, the agency's prognosis is grim. Video: The no-fuss method of peeling hardboiled eggs.
