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Headlines for Friday, March 27, 2009

Weekend Edition

Brazil’s president says poor, non-white people shouldn’t bear the burden of a crisis caused by white, blue-eyed people.

The war in Afghanistan is on track to being the longest in U.S. history.

New Maira Kalman column about the kind of government she likes.

German automakers soak up savings, showing dextrous maneuvering.

In Chicago, Kentucky Fried Chicken offers to fill potholes if it can also use them as ad space.

Auto experts gather around the pros and cons of a gas tax.

Experts, studies find, are as good as chimps with darts when it comes to making predictions.

Study confirms motorists’ suspicion: governments use traffic tickets to generate revenue.

Study after study concludes that caffeine doesn’t make you pee once you’re used to it, and it significantly improves athletic performance.

Your Saturday morning read: The suicides of Wales.

Why exorcists, relic-worshippers are enjoying a modern-day comeback.

Ten things to read on the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death.

Five great films where nothing happens.

Video: Trailer for new film about being Cindy Sherman’s lover.

Brought to the small screen, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency “dives headlong into a thoughtless brand of Africanism.”

Morning Edition

It takes two sides to have a fight, and there’s really only one side left in Baghdad.

As Alpine glaciers melt, so do the borders between Italy and Switzerland.

A plasma storm from the sun could wipe out electronics, leaving us 90 seconds from catastrophe.

“One in five teens may be a child pornographer.” Draconian porn laws threaten teen “sexting.”

Online dating sites surge when the Dow drops more than 100 points; one in four women say economic stress is conducive to long-term relationships.

Whatever you do, don’t be honest. Non-Expert Dennis Mahoney on internet dating.

Photos: The most interesting bookstores in the world.

From too-full wallets to too-empty ones, reasons New Yorkers buy single-ride Metrocards.

If Svenonious was right and indie rock flourished during a real estate boom, will indie rock die during a bust?

Right now, the hottest ticket in D.C. is the White House Easter Egg Roll.

I wish you could give me money and buy me a Nintendo DS and a DS game. Real kids’ letters to Barack Obama.

I want a Super Soaker and Rollerblades and an X-Box 360 with lots of games. Fake kids’ letters to George W. Bush.

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