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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 The Best iPhone Travel Apps 

Find a bathroom, cheap gas, or a hiking trail wherever you are

Nov 25, 09 11:12 AM CST

Biggest Loser Loses Sight of Contestants' Health  

Fasting, dehydration, hospitalization daily reality of reality show

Nov 25, 09 10:44 AM CST
Michelle wore...

 The Skinny on the State Dinner 

Michelle Obama wore Naeem Khan, and other tidbits

Nov 25, 09 7:49 AM CST



 Publishers Forming 
 'Magazine iTunes' 

Online newsstand to combat slumping sales

Nov 25, 09 7:36 AM CST

 Gitmo Inmate Policy Chief Bails 

Phillip Carter led search for prison replacement

Nov 25, 09 6:46 AM CST
MAUREEN DOWd

White House Counsel's Fall Should Worry Obama's Loyal

Cold handling of Craig recalls Clinton era

Nov 25, 09 3:50 AM CST

 Boy With Asperger's 
 Lived in NYC Subway 11 Days 

Runaway vanished underground

Nov 25, 09 3:00 AM CST

Obama: I'll 'Finish the Job'
in Afghanistan

President's troop decision expected this week

Nov 24, 09 2:55 PM CST

 Minneapolis Terror 
 Recruiters Charged 

Gang accused of wooing US-Somalis for 'fun, friendship'

Nov 24, 09 1:26 AM CST
Teach a man to fish

 Man Reels in 
 157-lb Bluefin 
 —in His Kayak 

Waiting for the fish to exhaust itself can be quite a ride

Nov 23, 09 11:13 AM CST

Debt-Happy US Faces Payback Time as Rates Rise

Cost of debt to skyrocket $500B in next 10 years

Nov 23, 09 7:29 AM CST
editorial

 NYT to Blankfein: 
 Your 'Apology' 
 Is Bull  

Editorial board schools Goldman CEO in true meaning of 'sorry'

Nov 22, 09 4:53 PM CST
Eyes on 2010

 Lincoln 
 Swings to 
 Center of 
 Health Debate 

Dems come calling as GOP eyes her seat in 2010

Nov 22, 09 1:03 PM CST

 US Backs 
 Afghan Militias 
 Against Taliban 

Supporting local resistance, as in Iraq, is a delicate equation

Nov 22, 09 9:38 AM CST
the big plan

Beck Will Host Conventions
to Educate America

He's shifting toward political organizer, plans big DC rally

Nov 21, 09 5:06 PM CST

 Climate Skeptics: 
 Hacked Emails 
 Prove We're Right 

Scientist talks about adding a 'trick' to graph

Nov 21, 09 10:37 AM CST

 US Fears $53B 
 in Iraq Reconstruction 
 Will Go to Ruin 

Projects from power plants to hospitals are at risk of sitting idle

Nov 21, 09 10:35 AM CST
stephen king

 New Books Do Carver Justice 

Biography, story collection provide 'necessary corrective'

Nov 21, 09 10:16 AM CST

 Obama's Stimulus Finally 
 Gets Some Respect 

Warring economists agree that it has helped—if not enough

Nov 21, 09 6:21 AM CST

Ohio Sues Credit Rating Agencies for Role in Crisis

Moody's, S&P, Fitch lied about risk of toxic securities, AG charges

Nov 20, 09 3:29 PM CST
Paul Krugman

 AIG Bailout Squandered Our Money, Trust

Geithner & Co. were afraid to ask Wall Street for concessions

Nov 20, 09 9:55 AM CST
Analysis

By Ending Show, Oprah Bets Big on Cable

Move will wound ABC, CBS—and Winfrey?

Nov 20, 09 7:43 AM CST

 FHA Helps High-End Buyers  

Raised guarantee limit may be tough to roll back

Nov 20, 09 5:34 AM CST
DAVID BROOKS

 Geithner Got It Right 

Treasury secretary's pragmatic approach to financial crisis paid off

Nov 20, 09 5:16 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar

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Nov 24, 09 | 10:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Microsoft is a company that Rupert Murdoch understands. When he talks about the technology business or about the Internet or Google, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call Gadget, he invariably reverts to talking about Microsoft, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call IBM. What is Microsoft going to do? he asks, oddly echoing—indeed anticipating—Jeff Jarvis’ book, What Would Google Do? Murdoch’s question... More »

Books Are Bad for You

28
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

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