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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Fake Marine Busted
 After Reunion

Banker shows off chestful of medals to old classmates

 Santa Cruz Seeks 
 Deadhead Archivist 

UC offers $70K for job made in hippie heaven

 SF Rape Victim: 'Let the 
 Anger Cause Change' 

'We realize people are angry about this,' says teen

 SF Bay Bridge Reopens 

Test of repairs to repair clears way for commuters

 Girl Kicked 
 Attacker, 
 Triggering 
 Gang Rape 

Attacker 'went off' when teen tried to kick him in testicles

SF Mayor Drops Out of Calif. Governor's Race

Newsom's decision makes Jerry Brown virtual lock for Dem nod

Garrido's 1976 Victim Attends Jaycee Hearing

Katie Callaway Hall 'here because he kidnapped, raped me'

Five Youths Held in 'Barbaric' Calif. Gang Rape

Victim knew one 15-year-old assailant, was drinking with them

Obama Scared to Show His Face in ...
San Francisco?

Crazy left has made it ugly for Dems before

'Kiss My Gay Ass': Calif. Dem After Heckling Arnold

... after interrupting governor's speech by yelling 'You lie!'

 Jaycee Dugard: 
 I Want My 
 Pets Back 

Menagerie includes two dogs, five cats, birds

Garridos Suspect in
2 More Cases

Area cops looking to demolish home in search for evidence

Calif. Budget Cuts Means Ax Falls Sooner for Strays

Holding period halved from 6 days to 3; may doom lost pets before owners can find them

Cops Won't Reopen 1972 Rape Case Against Garrido

Teen girl wouldn't testify against alleged Dugard kidnapper

Kidnapper's Brother: 'He's
a Fruitcake'

Abduction a shock, but Philip Garrido's  problems go way back

 Cops Searched Kidnapper's 
 House, Found Nothing 

Garrido kept his dark secret despite multiple brushes with the law

Mom Fired for Nursing Wins Sex-Bias Suit

Calif. panel rules dismissal amounts
to discrimination

Web Apps
Keep Tabs on National Mood

They troll mountains of online data seeking economic indicators



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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Books Are Bad for You

15
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 and then not selling—I wrote the line “books suck,” subjecting me to much middlebrow opprobrium. I’d like to revise that line: Books are evil. They’re pernicious. They represent themselves as being one thing, when they’re insidiously the opposite. Sarah Palin, for instance, did not write her... 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

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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 »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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