4 November 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 04 Nov 2009 "I think it's changed a little too much and needs to change back the other way a bit." Republicans chalk up wins in Virginia, New Jersey. Two big points about yesterday's returns: Voters are responding to the economy, Sarah Palin. American car sales are rebounding, posting profits for the first time in two years. Op: Cash for golf carts illustrates the Obama Administration's feckless tax policy. In a narrow race, Maine voters decided to repeal its new law allowing same-sex marriage. Please note the lack of powerful women at this basketball game. Ana Marie Cox and Jason Linkins take apart a White House action shot. What it takes to be a baseball fan in the era of the internet and Moneyball. An official announcement by the Obama administration disclosing the reality of extraterrestrial life is imminent. Scientists in Hawaii have devised a tool to timestamp lava. The concentration drug that students have found works better--and more mysteriously--than you might suspect. New research shows that negative thinking boosts memory. Photos: Clearing out the desks during the last days of Gourmet. A retrospective of Poland and Hungary in 1989, when the countries were poised for progress and power.