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Headlines for Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Afternoon Edition

See this morning’s headlines for all your voting needs. And may we again urge you to vote.

Op: Clinton is running a campaign; Obama is bringing the revival.

Op: Since nothing drives hate for Hillary, it is that most sought-after thing: a self-replenishing, perpetual-energy machine.

And now for non-election stories: stories of counterinsurgency in Iraq that the press doesn’t cover.

Wikileak: U.S. rules of engagement for Iraq.

List of carrots to lure Palestinian Islamists into peaceful politics.

Print for the commute: It is easy to make fun of French foreign policy, but not so easy to think what you would do if you were France.

Freelance reporter explains what it’s like to work in Pakistan, and what it’s like to be kicked out.

How much should a potential employer pay to interview you?

Impact India may feel if the U.S. economy catches a cold; India relaxes rules on foreign investment.

Worldwide marches held yesterday to protest FARC’s actions in Colombia, as organized with Facebook.

You might be a redneck if… you activate a Harvard student’s dorsal mPFC. When prejudice is engaged.

For those with millions: Extremely expensive, number-one license up for sale in the UAE.

For those who panic: Baby lotion only kind of poisoning your baby, pig brain-related diseases limited to slaughterhouses.

Video: Actors say the darndest things.

Morning Edition

Welcome to Super Freaking Tuesday; here’s an overview of the “orgy of primaries and caucuses.”

Interactive map: The states to watch on Super Tuesday—includes linchpins and candidate strategies.

A viewer’s guide to watching the returns: when the votes will be in, hour-by-hour, with predictions.

If your state’s primary is today—and chances are it is—send a photo of your voting experience to the Polling Place Photo Project.

Setting Obama’s speech to music—with a little celebrity assistance—by will.i.am.

Americans should be asking to Candidate Clinton… Where can I go to pasteurize my children?

Video: Hillary’s reaction to Ann Coulter’s endorsement of her.

The president claimed… his plan would put the country on the path to balancing the budget by 2012. That is nonsense.

By delivering more digital copies of Bush’s budget, the White House estimates it saved 20 tons of paper—or 480 trees.

Swedish airline introduces check-in via fingerprint—no other I.D. necessary.

A half-ton of shredded paper will be dropped on Lower Manhattan today for the Giants.

Talking animals have been done to death, but this one is worth it for the split-second of a tiny screaming cricket on a tree branch. The Super Bowl commercial revue.

Video: The best Super Bowl commercial? This one, which referenced all the ones you saw during the game.

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