20 August 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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Georgia's president reaches for the lifejacket of the Western media--while Russia only needs domestic support.
N.A.T.O. issues warning to Russia; plans for joint U.S., Russian military exercises canceled.
U.S, Poland sign deal to place missiles 115 miles from Russia--to guard against Iran, North Korea.
In China, smarts top sport as few students attend schools with sports teams--Nike and Adidas hope to change that.
Cultural demolition in China creates historical orphans who try to make sense of a reality with no precedent.
Profile of Gavin Menzies, the revisionist historian who insists that the Chinese discovered America.
Meet Rob Anderson, the enemy of San Francisco cyclists--he argues building bike lanes will cause pollution.
In New York, David Byrne's bike racks epitomize their neighborhoods, double as thing to chain bike to.
Video: Crucial election demographics you need to be aware of: unemployed mathematicians, people who eat artisanal sandwiches.
Election officials concerned over voting machine tampering take machines home, stash them in the garage.
We could run our economy on sawdust, lawn clippings, and old magazines. How termites could solve the energy crisis.
"We have the stupidest bestseller list in the world at the moment." Britain enters a literary crisis.
The scroll-driven 1920s GPS, toe socks, and other inventions that never caught on.
