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Headlines for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Afternoon Edition

Gorbachev: We brought the Berlin Wall down peacefully, now stop treating Russia like a fuel-supplying servant.

Tour in photographs of inflatable Russian weaponry.

Czech court clears way for Lisbon Treaty to pass and wily Klaus to save face.

Creating myths from complicated events—e.g., Reagan demolishing the Cold War by hand—makes Americans foolhardy.

Behold the power jean: denim as worn by world leaders.

Paging Jack Donaghy: The problem of excessive executive pay is not about merit, talent, or fairness; it’s about theft.

Op: California isn’t poor in money or water, but it allocates them in ways that benefit tiny minorities.

New ocean forming in Ethiopia.

The Koran is less literal than the Bible about a six-day Big Bang, but evolution doesn’t necessarily square with all Muslims.

History of SORAS, or, Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome: the rapid aging of a television character.

“A Story Before Bed” enables faraway parents to read stories to their children.

Charts of movie character interactions.

Examples of notes passed to bank tellers by robbers, annotated as successful or not.

An obelisk tour of New York.

Morning Edition

Barack Obama said he would rather be a one-term president than give up on his goals. Why the president must pull out of Afghanistan.

Must read: Jon Stewart has an uncanny ability to catch public figures in their inconsistencies—without pushing his own agenda.

A profile of the 27-year-old college dropout believed to be the savior of the Republican party.

Bleach sales spike as swine flu paranoia rises.

How unpaid sick days help the spread of H1N1: Your waiter doesn’t get paid if he stays at home.

“There is anxiety.” If the H1N1 vaccine shortage takes out the health care workers, there’s trouble for everyone.

The current shortage of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine was both predictable and largely avoidable.

Photos: Housed in an old mansion in Chicago, the International Museum of Surgical Science.

I was with them during Steve Miller’s “Abracadabra” but they literally lost me with Nirvana’s “About a Girl.” A TV critic reviews exercise shows.

This week “Infinite Summer: Dracula” puts the final nails in the coffin.

Kanye tells us reading hinders living—just think what you’re missing out on right now.

In my neighborhood, cigarettes are “mints” and smoking pot is “watering the lawn.” Dispatch from a pot-smoking parent.

The random weed name generator.

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The Game of Love

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