21 February 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 21 Feb 2008 McCain denies Times story about romancing a lobbyist, doesn't touch former strategist's story. Op: Since conservatives were responsible for civil rights, President Obama is a natural result to smile upon. Southern whites eager to get racial legacies off their backs (especially when black candidates are "genial"). In kosher restaurants--even those down South--the mashgiach is king, gatekeeper, and pilot light wrapped into one. In a connection far too obvious for any of us to see, saltier snacks means more thirst-quenching sodas, means more obese kids. Links to lack of wisdom around measuring the U.S. poverty rate. Attention 15-year-olds: a list of things we would have told ourselves back in the day. A choreographed tour through YouTube's best dancers. Time smartly appeals $100 million due to now-deceased President Suharto for libel. Yankees to play exhibition game against the media. Video: Americans are not stupid; Brits are not stupid; French people are not stupid. Many questions unanswered when study finds a higher homicide rate in societies with a higher prevalence of left-handers. Radial communities as viewed from the sky; Julian Schnabel's building as viewed from inside. Inside the world of "honey trappers," private detectives who test the integrity of your spouse. The integrity of TMN's 2008 Tournament of Books is based on transparency, chickens. Slow day at work? More time to tackle the top 21st-century engineering challenges (full list here).