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Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007
- The Great Presidential Mashup
What the Democrats have to say about health care, Iraq, and more. - Mash Rehash
Picking the best moments from the Democratic presidential mashup. - Biden: Pollution More Deadly Than Terrorists
Sen. Joe Biden answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Clinton: Health-Care Plan Will Cover Everyone
Sen. Hillary Clinton answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Dodd: Iraq Has Left Us More Vulnerable
Sen. Chris Dodd answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Edwards: Free College for Everyone Is Achievable
Sen. John Edwards answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Gravel: Representative Government Is Broken
Sen. Mike Gravel answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Kucinich: Osama Should Not Be Assassinated
Rep. Dennis Kucinich answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Obama: "Sinning" Is Necessary To Compete in Politics
Sen. Barack Obama answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Richardson: I Won't Be Anybody's VP
Gov. Bill Richardson answers questions in our presidential mashup. - Ecocidal Tendencies
Must we destroy the family to save the world? - Back in the USSR?
The latest chatter in cyberspace. - A Model of a Modern Attorney General
The limitations of legal judgment in the war on terror. - The Do-It-Yourself Debate
A sneak peek at our Democratic mashup. - How Hot Is Iraq?
Why does everyone think it's 130 degrees? - Lost Voices
Why the deaths of Yance T. Gray and Omar Mora are particularly galling. - Getting Paid To Clean Up Your Own Mess
Private equity firms profit from their own overreaching. - Most Valuable Position
What's more important, a running back or a center? A safety or a cornerback? - Kanye vs. 50
The critical buzz on the rappers' rival releases. - Blogging Spector
How not to miss the Spector verdict. - Obama Calms Turbulent Iowans!
The Obama Messiah Watch, Part 8. - War in the Time of Cholera
A new potential risk for U.S. troops in Baghdad. - Excuse Me, Waiter, There's Fake Wine in My Glass
How big a problem is counterfeit wine? - Instant Foreplay
The latest weapon in the NFL arms race: videotaping signals. - Condoleezza Rice's Image Makeover
Glenn Kessler's new book captures madam secretary putting stagecraft into her statecraft. - Why Vote When You Can Bet?
Slate's guide to all the political markets. - Today's Pictures
Back-to-school special. - Today's Doonesbury
Puffing up the résumé. - Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on terrorism. - His Plan Is My Plan
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007
- That's More Like It!
The Senate grills Petraeus and Crocker. - Testify
The latest chatter in cyberspace. - Scent of a Man
Al Pacino hunts a killer in New York City gay bars in Cruising. - Complaining Solves Nothing
We know what Petraeus wants to do in Iraq, but what about Iran? - Tomb of the Unknown Aircraft
What's up with all the uncharted plane wrecks we're finding around the Sierra Nevada? - Played Out
What it would really take to make toys safer. 
The Way We Are
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.- Islamism Goes Mainstream
My evening with Tariq Ramadan. - The Indie City
Why Portland is America's indie rock Mecca. - Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom. - The Terror Presidency
Executive power dos and don'ts. - Homeland Insecurities
Six years after 9/11, we're still not thinking strategically. - An Unlikely Hero
The Marine who found two WTC survivors. - "In Another Country"
A weekly poem, read by the author. - E-Z Pass
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. - Are Latinos Leaving?
'Mexican kids seem to have *poof* vanished'
Monday, Sept. 10, 2007
- Osama's Vision of the Future
The real message of Bin Laden's bizarre video rant. - The House Tosses Softballs to Gen. Petraeus
Six hours of largely predictable, pro forma testimony. - Rush to Judgment
The fight to fill judicial vacancies grows ever weirder. - Sharif Don't Like It
The latest chatter in cyberspace. - Muslim Beards 101
Are Muslims allowed to dye their facial hair? - Osama, Verbatim
A transcript of the terrorist leader's latest video release. - Among the Princesses
A day with reality-show contestants. 
Global Swarming
Is it time for Americans to start cutting our baby emissions?- When Rudy Came Out
Giuliani's visit to the Land of Craig. - The Spire of Dublin
A modern monument that points up what's wrong with the World Trade Center Memorial. - Hillary's History
Newsweek and The New Yorker tackle how Hillary Clinton's past affects her presidential campaign. - Under the Influence?
Drug companies, medical journals, and money. - Fred Keeps It Vague
Will bland assertions work for Fred Thompson? - Mayhem in Mexico
Roberto Bolaño's great Latin American novel. - The Terror Presidency
The wiretap flap. - Waiting for Today
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007
- Murmurs of a Reckoning
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007
- The Tao of Junk
Pundits bemoan our trade deficit with China. But those container ships aren't heading home empty. - We Are All Greg Packer
Plus--Everything's up-to-date with OBL. - Labor Pains
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Friday, Sept. 7, 2007
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