25 February 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 25 Feb 2009 Bernanke says recession will last another year if all goes according to plan. Home prices post biggest drop in 21 years. Wall Street Journal account of U.S.-Citigroup relationship chock full of details and intrigue. Interactive comparison of Obama's economic proposals compared to other presidents'. There is no one who can replace America. Without American leadership, there is no leadership. Brooks: Jindal's response to Obama speech was "insane." For all the bullying bluster of conservative talk-show hosts, their essential attitude is one of apology and submission. Palin settles ethics claim, agrees to compensate Alaska for children's travel expenses in 2008. Emily Badger hated Palin's cheap shot about paying taxes, and then she got audited. British and American cover art for Rooster books compared (see also: in New York, French and American writers meet). Notes on how the arts could play as big a role as basketball for the new administration. Forty-three years later, New Yorker films shuts down. Instapaper for the commute: 1957 Truman Capote interview with Marlon Brando. What it's like to film endangered languages (with fascinating sound clips). The brain science of gambling in casinos and on Wall Street.
