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Headlines for Thursday, November 20, 2008

Afternoon Edition

To get the ball rolling: Federal judge orders five Guantanamo detainees released.

The Economist predicts the world in 2009; e.g., an end to hubris.

Op: If Obama needs the occasional cigarette to maintain his steely calm, let him have one.

Nothing like a massive electoral loss to strip someone of great relevance in Washington. McCain goes back to work.

Following the reporters and sources behind the news of Obama’s considering Clinton for State.

Op: New York City—full of crime, stocked with empty condos housing the homeless—going back to Lindsay time.

Thomas Kinkade’s 16 guidelines for making stuff suck.

New York’s big fancy cookbook author Mark Bittman has a crappy kitchen, too.

More than half of new comprehensive European culture site is French.

PC Magazine joins Christian Science Monitor, Cosmo Girl, to go online-only.

Cartoonist pines for loss of charming “off-model” theme parks, asks why hip executives must ruin everything.

Brief history of mailmen not delivering mail.

Thank you for concern-trolling my uterus. Regarding new study saying pregnant women can have a glass of wine now and then.

Psychologists study lines, pinpoint causes of “queue rage,” praise Disneyland for innovations in the field.

Morning Edition

European physicians announce the successful transplant of a human windpipe built from the patient’s stem cells.

Libby’s a shoo-in: high-profile convicts and their likelihood of being pardoned by Bush.

Al Franken or Lizard People? Minnesota voters will decide.

Barack Obama, meet the first African-Roman emperor—Iraq war coincidences, lessons abound.

There will be nonesense. Visual movie reviews.

Video: Brooklyn residents are asked: What is tragedy?

The vomit-inducing video game that looks super-fun combines Blair Witch Project, running.

Remembrance of favorite books before you could read.

What’s your favorite literary genre? Tell us for this month’s Of Recent Note.

In case you missed it, the ABC3D pop-up book is now out.

“When people do read the book they will figure out that I didn’t cash in. At least I hope they figure that out.” Joe the Plumber’s book will be stocking-ready on Dec. 1.

Everybody wants Sarah Palin’s book; nobody wants Bush’s.

Crocodile bites off Bush’s arm; previously: Bush tumbles wildly down Washington Monument staircase.

From evolution to the chicken to the egg: the top 10 arguments that can’t be won.

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