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Headlines for Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Afternoon Edition

Islamists lose control of second Somali town in recent days during the fight against the U.N.-backed government.

Audio slideshow of Afghanistan’s child brides.

Profile of “McVeigh-Caliber Nut/Oklahoma’s Best Teacher,” or, an example of those who call Obama the Antichrist.

The argument for health care co-ops in light of REI’s success.

I have to get my puffins elsewhere. Whole Foods’ founder’s conservative op-ed ignites organic yuppie rage.

Critiquing libertarianism through Monty Python quotations.

Buffett: Beware the quiet withering of the American dollar.

Terminator producers go bankrupt, owing money even to Schwarzenegger.

Every 15 minutes, another celebrity dies.

New research distills the work of a club DJ into what it takes to make a “good” party.

Brief paper on goose bumps as indicators of emotional peaks during music-listening.

Long article for those who want more details on Annie Leibovitz’s financial woes.

“Suspicion” invoked in a shaky attempt to determine Real American artists (think Bob Dylan).

Professional solo woman traveler gives tips for women traveling alone.

Video: Heathrow hires Alain de Botton to spend a week in the airport.

For those who like a good procedural: Free issue of the police comic Harker.

Morning Edition

In the deadliest day since U.S. troops’ withdrawal, attacks throughout Baghdad kill at least 58 and wound nearly 300.

A Taliban spokesman said 20 armed suicide attackers wearing explosive vests had entered the city and five of them were battling police.

Trying to thwart voter intimidation, Afghanistan asks news agencies not to report violent attacks on election day.

Congressional health proposals hit a wall on the way across the aisle; Democrats to focus on building support within the party.

Congress deadlocked over how to not provide health care.

Glue that can fuse bones could prove a major advance in surgical technology.

Britain intends to dissolve Turks and Caicos’s Cabinet and legislature; can it control former colonies?

Israel, Sweden furious over Swedish newspaper article that suggests Israeli troops killed Palestinians, harvested their organs.

The saga of Jericho Scott, the nine-year-old who got banned from his baseball league for being “too good.”

Made two trips to my car and back, Human Resources tight on my heels. Part two in Matthew Newton’s entrance to joblessness.

Americans are more apt to like computer scientists and restaurateurs, dislike car salesman and politicians.

This year’s Mindset List indicates that salsa has been more popular than ketchup for at least 18 years.

Insane sandwiches think outside the bread.

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