20 October 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
—
McCain's new catchword: "fight"; his new campaign song: the theme from Rocky.
Op: Europe's quick, intelligent reaction to the financial crisis may encourage "third-way" pragmatism elsewhere.
Sarkozy is a victim of "presidential piracy," as hackers help themselves to a piece of his 140% pay raise.
"With the most powerful binoculars, I cannot see Alaska." Deborah Solomon questions Georgian president on Putin's trust, Bush's dumplings, and his $480/year salary.
In China, popular PM faces will struggle to keep job as hardliners crack Olympic facade of unity.
Today's long read: The psychology, reality of counter-terrorism--law and long-term strategies, not war, are recommended.
As we stood at an airport Starbucks, Schneier spread before me a batch of fabricated boarding passes for Northwest Airlines flight 1714.
Sedaris: Being undecided in this election is like being confused about whether to order the chicken or a plate of feces and broken glass.
Tom Clancy: Colin Powell has never said anything dumb; I won't vote for Obama, but that was a great speech.
Southern sheriff pulls over Obama campaign bus for broken taillight.
An advance screening of The Road: It's bleak, "however you adapt it."
I always wanted TS Garp's short story The Pension Grillparzer to exist in the real world. Books that don't exist, but should.
Video: Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels," literally.
