Examiner Editorial: Media give Palin the third degree
The Daily Outrage: Nurses with criminal records continue to work
An idea that should have gone down in flames
10 Brightest Ideas of the Week: Oct. 5, 2008
Thomas Friedman, The New York Times Swedish spoken here
The Wall Street Journal The price of 12 votes
Orange County Register Bailout 2, really 'lipstick on a pig'
Jordan Ellenberg, Slate How the financial markets fell for a 400-year-old sucker bet
Condo lottery slow to convert
Craig Schlossberg, who lives in a four-unit building on Cumberland Street near Dolores Park, beat the odds. While 1,844 San Francisco residents applied this year to convert purchased apartments into... Full story
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Scoop: Reese, Jake on the rocks again
Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are drifting apart now that he’s preoccupied with his grueling workdays shooting “Prince of Persia” in Morocco and London, Star... Full story
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Man injured in possible gang-related shooting
Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly shot a man several times early Sunday morning near a busy stretch of SoMa nightclubs before fleeing. Two Hispanic men bumped into each other while... Full story
Hundreds gather to watch ND bridge demolition
Pigeons scattered and several hundred people watched Monday when a 450-foot section of a historic Missouri River bridge was blown up to make way for a new span. The 86-year-old Liberty Memorial... Full story
US opens trade office in Libya
The United States has opened a trade office in Libya, the latest in a concerted push to normalize relations after three decades of confrontation and sanctions. The opening of the trade section... Full story
Sports
Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute
Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at historic Fort McHenry. Phelps was the focal point of... Full story
Business
Oil falls as financial turmoil goes global
Oil prices broke beneath a key support level Monday, trading under $90 a barrel for the first time in eight months on expectations that a widening financial maelstrom will drastically reduce global... Full story
Entertainment
Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards. The comedian and talk show host is slated to host the annual event on Nov. 23 live from Los Angeles on ABC. Pink... Full story

