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Thursday - October 9, 2008

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PoliJAM Home Page Articles Submitted Thursday, October 9, 2008
Angelina Jolie breastfeeding photos taken by Brad Pitt to be featured in W magazine UK to sue Iceland over banking crisis Millions go hungry in Zimbabwe as inflation hits 231Mn per cent Michelle Obama tells McCain to end insults McCain: Obama link to ex-radical is honesty issue McCain promises credit crisis investigation of Frank, Dodd Also in talks with NBC and Fox Stocks plunge again; Dow under 8,600 GM shares drop to lowest level since 1950 NASDAQ: Down 95.21 (5.47%) WHEN WILL THE BLEEDING END? Pentagon sees reconciliation with Taliban, not Qaeda 'FIRST DUDE': SARAH IN DARK ON TROOPERGATE Todd Palin campaigned for years to get trooper fired... SARAH REMAINED IN THE DARK AS TODD PUSHED FOR TROOPER'S FIRING In another case, a second Aussie's man's sperm was used to produce 29 children 30 Australian lesbians 'impregnated by same man' Georgia villages "torched," satellite study shows	U.S. appears poised to remove N. Korea from terrorism list... IMF prepares emergency aid for wounded economies Obama buys half-hour primetime TV block on CBS, NBC and MSNBC for Wed, Oct. 29, at 8pm ...and will press damages Paper: Put your savings where they're safe: Botswana Citi says ends Wachovia talks with Wells Fargo Dalai Lama hospitalized after checkup in New Dehli Obama buys half-hour CBS primetime slot for Wed, Oct. 29, at 8pm N. Korea warns South against provoking warfare S&P 500: Down 75.02 (7.62%) Dow: Down 678.91 (7.33%) DOW FALLS BELOW 9,000 Biden: McCain can't "look Obama in the eye" when attacking Todd Palin's sworn 'Troopergate' statement... ...in order to protect his family, according to his sworn statement 105-year-old virgin says no sex is the secret to her long life Australian authorities fear children may unwittingly commit incest U.S. to back Pyongyang nuclear proposal

Treasury may capitalize banks by end of October Sarah on 'SNL'? Palin and show both open to it Gallup: Obama's race may be as much a plus as a minus 2nd Playboy bunny splits with Hugh Hefner as only one 'girlfriend' remains Huffington Post and ACORN tag-team cover up of Obama's ACORN days COCKY DEM STRATEGISTS PREDICTING OBAMA LANDSLIDE Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby: Obama 48%, McCain 44% (MoE 2.8%) Dem TN state lawmaker's son pleads not guilty in Palin e-mail hacking Russia plans to boost military spending COMRADE PAULSON MAY MOVE TO NATIONALIZE U.S. BANKS	McCain ad ties Obama to Ayers Bush announces Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to meet next week German satire magazine holding a Muhammad look-a-like competition 11 separate voter fraud investigations have been launched into ACORN North Korea prepares to restart nuclear facility Two Ohio voters claim they were hounded by ACORN to register to vote several times ACORN's VOTE-FRAUD-A-GO-GO Rasmussen: Obama 50%, McCain 45% (MoE 2%) ACORN's Nevada canvassers filled out forms with fake names, addresses, officials say "Hockey Mom" Palin set to drop puck at NHL game

Commentary Page Articles Submitted Thursday, October 9, 2008
News Flash: The Media Back Obama - "Its activist role has been the single constant in this eternal election." (Wall Street Journal - Dorothy Rabinowitz) American Crude - "With a media wind at his back, Barack Obama regularly gets away with false and distorted statements." (Investor's Business Daily - Editorial Board) Voter Fraud Rears Its Head (Las Vegas Review-Journal - Erin Neff) Vote-Fraud-A-Go-Go (New York Post - Editorial Board) Is ACORN Stealing the Election? - "A radical group Barack Obama used to work for is committing voter-registration fraud in several states, ahead of the election. What does Obama know about this scam?" (Investor's Business Daily - Editorial Board)	A Financial Apocalypse Isn't Nearly as Scary as a Nuclear One (USA Today - John Diamond) Will McCain Make the Investor Connection? (Townhall - L. Kudlow) McCain Back in Familiar Spot - "GOP candidate is again showing steely resolve as he fights to turn the tide." (Washington Post - Dan Balz) Good Debate Showing Not Enough for Mac (Boston Herald - Wayne Woodlief) Voters Haven't Decided Yet - "Now it's up to the candidates to drive home their message." (Wall Street Journal - Karl Rove) Newsweek's Palin Pot Shot (Fox News - Andrew Tantaros)

Obama, the Good Soldier - "Barack Obama never says anything people do not want to hear." (Creators Syndicate - Debra Saunders) A Net Spending Fib: Obama Doesn't Cut It (New Hampshire Union Leader - Editorial Board) Obama's More of the Same - Obama's health-care distortions (Washington Times - Gary Andres) Barack Obama's Health Care Rx Has Dangerous Side Effects (New York Post - Robert Goldberg) Sen. Status Quo - "On education reform, Obama talks a great game." (National Review - Thomas Sowell) Need a Tech-Savvy President? - As a practical matter, no. But as a political matter ... (USA Today - James Rosen) Hating the New York Times, Part 573 (Creators Syn. - Mona Charen) Credit Default Swaps (Townhall - Robert Novak)	It's the Culture, Stupid - "Barack Obama remains extremely vulnerable on a battleground where John McCain should be routing him." (American Spectator - Quin Hillyer) McCain in a Bear Market - "Is your campaign going to get any better or is this it?" (Washington Post - George Will) Going for Broke in Pennsylvania - "McCain is redoubling efforts against Obama in this key electoral battleground, where the Philly factor could be decisive." (Salon - Mike Madden) As Goes Obama... - Could Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District swing the presidential election? (Slate - Jacob Leibenluft) Many Democrats, Along With the Mainstream Media, Hear, See and Speak No Evil About Fannie and Freddie (Washington Times- Editorial Board) Meltdown Had Many Culprits - "Sure, Wall Street deserves some of the blame. But so do lots of U.S. borrowers." (Philadelphia Inquirer - Rick Santorum)

Uncle Sam: Too Fat to Fail? - "The financial meltdown means government needs a crash diet." (Wall St Journal - Daniel Henninger) Is California Too Big to Fail? - Let's hope they don't put it to a vote (MarketWatch - David Callaway) A Rescue Plan That Didn't (Chicago Tribune - Steve Chapman) Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy - "The deregulation and use of derivatives long had a great supporter in the person of Alan Greenspan." (NY Times - Peter Goodman)	The President Who Deals With Iran (Townhall - Michael Gerson) Iran's War - "While America remembers 241 Marines lost in Beirut, Iran will celebrate their assassins." (National Review - Clifford May) The Truthers' New Friends - " The Russian government warms up to 9/11 conspiracy theories." (Weekly Standard - Cathy Young) The UN Security Council and Omar al-Bashir (Chicago Tribune - Jonathan Fanton)

Sci/Health Page Articles Submitted Thursday, October 9, 2008

Volcanoes 'reload' with magma, making them more difficult to predict

Most blackbird nest failures caused by other birds, study finds

Small intestine can sense and react to bitter toxins in food

Scientist warns cash woes 'devastating' to science

New method generates stem cells safely from mice

Microscope Shows First Hours of Developing Embryo

1 in 4 U.S. teen girls got cervical cancer shot

Volcano in lab may help predict real eruptions

Mind-Reading Video Game Unveiled in Tokyo

Babies know happy from sad songs

Mysterious DNA Found to Survive Eons of Evolution

Study: Most depressed kids get antidepressants but no therapy