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Headlines for Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Afternoon Edition

Obama visits Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel; view his guestbook entry.

Op: At war, it’s credible that we see our enemies’ humanity; too bad we don’t extend that to our leaders.

The King of Jordan drives Obama to the airport.

Rather than address the G.O.P., Ron Paul organizes rally in Minneapolis; tickets selling for $17.76.

Print for the commute: How making decisions exhausts your brain.

How the word “awesome” got so watered-down that even the president uses it, and in borderline-inappropriate situations.

Considering wealthy schools’ tax exemptions, a study of Berea’s no-tuition model.

“In the early 20th century, we created almost universal access to high school. We have not done the same with college.”

Former professor breaks Harvard students down to three types, none flattering.

Photographed instructions for cooking with arsenic; photograph of a recent favorite headline.

Getting bossed around by an inanimate object? Simply intolerable. Why hackers are so often libertarians.

How to travel by cargo ship.

Inside the homes of New York’s uber-cool: The Selby.

“Sociologically, it just matters more. Ideologically, it drives me fucking bonkers.” Why people—and not just conservatives—love to hate The New York Times.

Morning Edition

Obama’s health plan has been consistent but foggy: a few best-guestimates of what it could mean for us.

The trend so far: When McCain flubs, it’s because of age; when Obama flubs, it’s because of youth.

After capturing Karadzic, Serbia edges toward E.U. membership, Criminal Court gets extension.

The fatigues-wearing leader of the Bosnian Serbs was unrecognizable in a guise that was part guru and part Santa Claus.

Russian descendants demands property restitution for Bolshevik crimes.

In China, after years of threats and reform the earthquake was the final straw for Qiang culture.

Op: Bush’s foreign policy on sex continues to hurt women.

Who still listens to cassettes? America’s 2.3 million prisoners—for whom CDs are forbidden.

Spammers employ Onion headlines to trick users into installing malware.

In Newark, the opening of a Starbucks signaled vitalization; with its closing, the message shifted.

Actress Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on The Golden Girls dies, age 84.

Save a spot on the lanai: Getty in classic GG episodes; Matthew Baldwin’s GG valentines.

Lifetime, Wow! rates Lifetime television movies’ awesomeness, “Lifetimeness,” and “Hey! It’s That Guy!”

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