3 October 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
—
Last night's debate offered no obvious gains or gaffes--though Biden's insistence that McCain's no maverick could resound.
She twinkled and winked and piled on the perkiness, a "darn right" here and an "I'll betcha" there. Palin debated her image.
Video: Biden gave me goosebumps; Palin insulted me and Biden with her quick snap back to talking points.
Rachael Larimore: If Obama wins, it's because he's the better candidate, "not because a hockey mom from Alaska brought down the GOP."
Op: Pandering to rural virtue, to those 20% of Americans, offends 100% of Americans.
The New Yorker makes its case for Obama.
McCain campaign abandons Michigan, refocuses resources on Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Maine.
Early voting means goodbye to the communitarian moment of Election Day, increases the possibility of fraud, extending the campaign.
The best hope was to install an acceptable dictator in Kabul. British ambassador delivers a bleak picture of success in Afghanistan.
Video: The dance sequence of the '80s--the robot, moonwalking, the works.
Campaigning for re-election, Gov. Charles E. Hughes lost his voice and canceled speeches. Today's Times headlines, one century ago.
Gallery of vintage poison labels.
In this year's awards for improbable research, work revealing Coca-Cola to be a spermicide takes the honors.
Video: David Letterman on Paul Newman and the point of it all.
