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Headlines from September 26, 2008

Oddly, the biggest obstacle to the bill...may be Republicans who refuse to go along with their own president. How McCain didn't help anything.
"McCain Wins Debate" banner ad mysteriously appears on WSJ website--several hours before the debate begins.
Multimedia: Video, photos, and transcriptions from every other televised U.S. presidential debate
Muxtape walks away from licensing deals, set to relaunch as more of a resource for musicians.
The story of a 1920s small-town publisher whose inexpensive mail-order books spread ideas about sex, racial justice, and Guy de Maupassant.
Can anyone make the shepherd's 12-foot-long wooden folk instrument cool?
Gallery: Top 15 modernist gas stations
If a human year really were equivalent to seven dog years, then people would reach reproductive age by seven, and some would live past 150.
Promoting Creationism in Turkey, Darwin the terrorist.
GAME OVER: You were killed by Mormons--tragic death on the Utah Trail.
"Unless more money is pumped into the game through Free Parking... there will still not be enough money in the game to assure the profitability"Turn to Monopoly to understand financial turmoil, The Depression.
Video: Gondoliers for Obama
With no bailout deal set, and no reason to stick around D.C., McCain may attend the debate after all.
A look back at Enron gives clues to our administration's inability in managing financial crisis.
McCain's sudden arrival in D.C. may not have propelled bailout talks--but here's the photo he wanted.
Is it possible that each of you advocates the same policy for very different reasons? If the debate goes on, the questions we'd pose.
Video: The Disney version of the Sarah Palin story Matt Damon never wanted to see.
Just in time for Halloween: Sarah Palin wigs.
"I think God makes babies, using a very special magic...I remember being in my mummy's tummy." Six-year-olds explain where babies come from.
With a $500,000 Genius Grant, the prophet of urban farming can spread his agricultural dream.
Ants, sealing up the nest each night, demonstrate an altruistic, suicidal defense.
It is a mistake to romanticize small-town life--global competition demands we recognize metropolitan areas.
Earlier this year, it turns out, Bush denied Israel the green-light to attack Iran.
Video: Sarah Silverman calls on Jews to turn out the Florida vote for Obama, mentions "Barack" is Hebrew for "lightning."
John Lennon once declared the Beatles more popular than Jesus. In Israel that was always a safe bet. Macca learns Hebrew for Tel Aviv gig.