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Headlines for Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Afternoon Edition

There can be no grand bargain with the Taliban, because there is no “Grand Taliban” with whom you can bargain.

Iran’s “the Blogfather” arrested in Tehran, accused of spying for Israel.

Military to Iraqi interpreters: Drop dead.

Your daily drip of neuroscience: Breaking down the “bullies like bullying” story.

Five physics lessons for Obama.

Karl Rove’s 10-point plan for the GOP to reclaim power.

The generations of girls who have inhabited the White House compose a sort of underground society.

How country music lost the election, and why this should make for better country music.

Live piracy map.

Instapaper for the commute: The why, how, and when behind crash-avoiding cars.

Study guide: Translator of 2666 supplies helpful notes and annotations.

Guide to New York that depends on how you’re feeling.

Massive pre-Helvetica history of signs in the New York City Subway.

Morning Edition

The longest serving Republican in Senate history, Ted Stevens, is defeated, giving Dems a 58th seat.

Initial review of Obama’s guiding light, a history book on Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals”: narrative, narrative, narrative.

Dowd: Though 42 may always be miffed at 44, he’s finally making real concessions.

Map of cotton production—and thus, slave labor—correlates to map of Obama votes.

Review: Science, spirituality together alleviate suffering—here Buddhism is useful, especially in considering consciousness.

You’re filled with a vague dread despite being in the presence of happiness. Carrie Brownstein plays Wii Music.

Arcade: Super Obama World, Robokill.

Video: Bike Hero—a real-life, cycling Guitar Hero.

A tribute to Dallas’s Longhorn Ballroom, host to everyone from George Jones to the Sex Pistols.

One of the very few places in the world where the words “financial meltdown” can be used without fear of exaggeration. A few greedy financiers dismantled Iceland’s economy.

Op: Beijing will be forced to break word with its people—with education rate, global image at stake, unrest may result.

Will: After being restructured through bankruptcy, the Detroit Two, or One, might flourish. Let’s find out.

Photos: Big-box stores that have been recycled into museums, schools, and churches.

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