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PoliJAM Home Page Articles Submitted Saturday, October 11, 2008
Global banking system to be part-nationalized Somali pirates attack two more ships in Indian Ocean Karzai offered Taliban possible role in Afghan government if they agree to peace deal IMF warns that markets could collapse by another 20% ...as oil prices plunge; now below $78 a barrel N. KOREA NO LONGER TERRORISTS NBC cuts into President Bush's economy speech with gloomy 'A Tale of Two Cities' ad Russia test-fires ballistic missile to mid-Pacific U.S. warns of al-Qaeda threats in Sudan Obama thanks McCain for his kind remarks, then rips him...	Five killed in U.S. missile attack in Pakistan Paper: McCain tussles with Palin over whipping up a mob mentality 'Mr McCain will not be offered a cabinet job, but Mr Obama may ask him to spearhead a bipartisan overhaul of veteran's affairs' PAPER: BAM TO OFFER MAC NON-CABINET JOB IF HE WINS 'Hockey Mom' drops puck to mixture of boos and cheers OPEC wants tighter controls over speculative oil trades... Obama says N. Korea move 'appropriate'; McCain cautious Palin: 'Troopergate' probe proves I broke no laws Officials: 3 killed in missile strike in Pakistan ...while McCain discussed policy differences Saturday

Dems making post Obama victory plans... Bush: "We will come through it together" Gallup: Obama 51%, McCain 42% (MoE 2%) UNCLE SAM BUYING INTO BANKING BUSINESS Palin spokesman: Report vindicates governor, finding she "acted within her constitutional authority" U.S. to remove North Korea from terror blacklist Watch McCain camp's Obama-ACORN web video... McCain: "If you want a fight, we will fight. But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments."	...Pelosi may call House back into session after election to pass $150Bn stimulus package IMF WARNS OF FINANCIAL MELTDOWN U.S. takes North Korea off terrorism blacklist Rasmussen: Obama 52%, McCain 45% (MoE 2%) Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby: Obama 48%, McCain 44% (MoE 2.9%) ...releases pictures of 'Dear Leader' North Korea steps up bid to show "recovered" Kim McCain camp taking new steps to hit Obama hard on ACORN connection

Commentary Page Articles Submitted Saturday, October 11, 2008
The 'Unitary Executive' Question - What do McCain and Obama think of the concept? (Los Angeles Times - Dana Nelson) To Attack, or Not to Attack? - The cultural contradictions of McCainism. (Weekly Standard - Stephen Hayes) The Coming Obama Thugocracy - "Obama supporters are doing a lot more than getting into people's faces. They seem determined to shut people up." (Creators Syndicate - Michael Barone) Obama's Truth Deficit on Ayers (Washington Times - Maggie Gallagher) Rich vs. Poor - Obama crushes McCain with his wallet. (Wall Street Journal - John Fund)	Maverick, Yes, But Still Choice for Recovery (Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jim Wooten) Palin nee Pauline - "If I were Bush I’d get out of the White House even before the elections as the Lord is threatening to Gomorrah Washington." (Australian - Phillip Adams) A President Ignored - "Bush is voicing the right sentiments, but the markets don't seem to care." (Washington Post - Dana Milbank) In Final Months in Office, Bush Is Burdened but Still Confident - "Just as President Bush is convinced he did the right thing in Iraq, he is convinced he is doing the right thing on the economy." (New York Times - Sheryl Gay Stolberg)

Viva McCain! - The best man for the job. (Weekly Standard - William Kristol) A Silence on Terror - Candidates won't name enemy (New York Post - John Avlon) Calculating the Outcome - - "[R]ational observers are pretty well agreed that the Democrats will win. The big question is, by how much?" (Washington Times - William Rusher) A Town Where Voting for Barack Obama Is an Offence Against God (National Post - Charles Lewis) Bam's Vote-Fraud Buddies (New York Post - Editorial Board) What's Up With Acorn? - How a community-organizing group became a Republican cause célèbre. (Slate - Jacob Leibenluft)	Confronting Barney Frank - "He was incompetent in his oversight of the federal mortgage agencies, and when they folded, causing a chain reaction of financial disasters for honest investors, he blamed other people." (Creators Syndicate - Bill O'Reilly) A Global Strategy - "The financial crisis can be ended only through coordinated action by governments." (Washington Post - Editorial Board) This Global Financial Crisis Needs a Global Solution - "Action by one government alone is not enough in a globalised market to stop the crisis from becoming a runaway calamity." (Daily Telegraph - Editorial Board) The World Will Miss Our Heyday - American power has been a force for good. (Wall Street Journal - Elizabeth Wurtzel)

Pick Your Populism (Washington Times - Jacob Sullum) Steady Now or Lose All - "If we hold our nerve, our chances, and those of the Afghan people, are reasonable." (Australian - Greg Sheridan) The Unwinnable War in Afghanistan - "The US and Nato must rein in their air forces, and direct their troops to hold and expand secure territory while they help create a state, and divide the Taliban" (Financial Times - Editorial Board) India's Shame - "Delhi should crack down swiftly on the violence against Christians" (London Times - Editorial Board) Chaos Sets Out to Sea - "For Somalia, piracy is the latest product of a dangerously failed state." (Washington Post - Ed Bd)	Countries at Risk of Bankruptcy From Pakistan to Baltics - "A string of countries raise the specter of a strategic crisis in some of the world's most dangerous spots" (Daily Telegraph - Ambrose Evans-Pritchrad) California Is Headed for a Real Fiscal Train Wreck - "The state should spend less before calling on Uncle Sam." (Wall Street Journal - Shikha Dalmia) A Cruel Wind - "The strategy of debt-fuelled growth that transformed Reykjavik into a financial powerhouse now leaves Iceland facing an uncertain future" (Financial Times - Kate Burgess, Tom Braithwaite and Sarah O’Connor) Following Europe's Lead on Climate Change (Townhall - Paul Driessen)

Sci/Health Page Articles Submitted Saturday, October 11, 2008
Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather Scientists sequence giant panda's genome: report Gaming makes grown-ups safer drivers Where have all the little Plutos gone? Western group petitions for species protection Don't Judge a Worm by its Color: Scientists parse four species of earthworm from one, despite similarities in appearance Saturn's Rings May Be Remains of Ancient Moon