Headlines from October 16, 2008

Swiss bank buys, in one fell swoop, UBS's balance sheet of swamp junk.
Deficit jumps to an estimated $1 trillion, an extra $8,620 of federal debt for each family.
Video: Plumber Joe reacts to the debate (see the original Plumber Joe video).
Palin loves how the Rays and the Red Sox both turn underdogs into winners.
Palin, if you truly are the maverick politician you say you are, come on and talk to us soft, coddled, elitist journalists.
Rich support McCain, super-rich support Obama.
Do Virginia Republicans want you to believe Obama and Osama are one and the same?
Galbraith's absolute must-read on the current situation in Iraq, turning on its head what you know about the surge and its players.
French government officials absolutely outraged when the Marseillaise is booed at soccer matches.
How to see Venice via traghetti, 50 cents a ride.
Economics data on how Playmates' figures change--production vs. reproduction (really)--during lean times and fat.
The paradox of publishing a paper in a prestigious journal that discusses why papers published in prestigious journals are more often wrong.
"I am under 18" button clicked for first time in the history of the internet.
A real headline to top that: Banjo used in brain surgery.
What five things do you do each day to stay sane?
"And that's really what this campaign is going to be about." In last night's debate, McCain again corrected course--though too little, too late.
Op: But it's our own fault too, and everybody knows it. From London, the view of the American financial crisis (more here).
Former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld wasn't punched out; how a rumor, confirmed by nobody at the gym, spread to the news outlets.
Democrats nationwide are running--successfully--on populism: economic fairness, anti-oil, citing costs of the Iraq war.
Clay Risen on D.C. education reform, how technocratic management could determine teaching ability.
Statistics show a history of downturns in foreign aid, post-economic crises.
Corporate bankruptcies equal corporate art sales--the public stands to benefit as works are donated.
Last remaining survivor of the Titanic sells ship mementos to cover nursing home fees.
The new official worst-timed book launch: Damn It Feels Good to Be a Banker, published in August.
The preppiest movie ever: Trading Places, with the screen caps to prove it.
The pre-Pan Am National Airlines was a '70s icon: their logo, advertising, uniforms, more photos.
Marvin Gaye, a cappella: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "What's Going On"; "Sexual Healing."