9 October 2008: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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I.M.F. report confirms global recession is on the way, worst since Great Depression.
Iceland suspends trading of kroner, at risk of "national bankruptcy"--for once, worse off than we are.
Children's books about financial ruin; brokers with hands on their faces.
Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been illegally removed from the rolls in six swing states.
McCain addresses crowd as "my fellow prisoners," rolls with it.
Op: Washington is in need of expertise, management experience, and long-term thinking, whether or not from Main St.
The fact-checking fad? Opinion journalism disguised as straight reporting.
We will rise or fall on that journey as one nation, as one people. As McCain continues slinging mud, Obama finds his voice on the economy.
Economist's tips on picking ethnic restaurants.
Why the war on terror is Pakistan's war, too, and why Pakistan hasn't sold it to its people.
France's Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio wins Nobel for literature.
Herzog to receive International Documentary Association's 2008 "Career Achievement Honour."
Today in my underpants I find a hundred dollar bill. Herzog's diary.
How to write memoes via toast.
Print for the commute: Why we can't imagine death.