6 November 2008: Morning By The Morning News — 06 Nov 2008 "Full-blown disaster" threatens the Democratic Republic of Congo (see primer); Horn of Africa remains a hunger zone. Obama's "hard-hitting" transition team signals a plan to demonstrate toughness. Sachs: The U.S. needs a new kind of macroeconomics to save the poor and sustain the rest. It says to me we are abandoning the old ways we have been doing things. Seeming to go for Obama, North Carolina considers what that says about its soul. Newspapers couldn't handle the demand for historic front pages. Op: "When girls grow up to love princesses, they deserve to live happily ever after too." Top black executives respond to the election: good for symbolism, good for brass-tacks business. How to double a Lincoln Continental's horsepower while also getting 100 miles per gallon. Lunch-time reading: Cheney's highly functioning role in making policy. As D.C. considers its new First Family, Christopher Buckley actually says this: "He's a cool cat, and I think he's going to bring cool catness back." Emily's List says it was women who put Obama over the top. Michelle Obama's style mixes Hillary with Jackie (see various looks), and may replace Carla Bruni's, even if not everyone loved the dress. For a half-hour's break: The history of visual communication.
