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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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 Team Discovers 
 Mini-Monsters 
 of the Deep 

Thousands of bizarre creatures discovered in blackest black

Blindness Cure Could Be 1st Human Stem Cell Trial

Biotech firm aims to reverse macular degeneration

 Globe on Course for 'Worst-Case' Temp Hike

6 degree rise predicted if Copenhagen deal fails

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

 Teen Robin Hood 
 Leads Cops on Merry Chase 

He's stolen planes, boats during 18-month spree

 Chavez Masses Troops 
 at Colombia Border 

Leader warns Venezuelans to 'prepare for war'

First Major Financial Crisis Trial Begins

Bear Stearns execs accused of lying as funds imploded

ART REVIEW

 Damien Hirst Paintings 
 'Shockingly Bad' 

British artist's exhibit got much hype, but only because he's famous, say critics

Post for Sarko Son Sparks
Howls of Protest

Law student tapped to run huge, lucrative business district

 Hadron Collider 
 Physicist Admits He 
 Was Al-Qaeda Mole 


Standford University Ph.D. was about to mount attack: officials

French Minister Slammed Over Sex Tourism

Mitterand defended Polanski, admitted 'paying for boys' in book

 Oil States Plot to Ditch Dollar 

Gulf Arabs in talks to replace greenback with mix of currencies

 Facebook Fans 
 Win Release of 
 Sexy 'Weasley' Film 

Rupert Grint stars in edgy coming-of-age film about Belfast teen

FILM REVIEW


 Autistic Surf Pro 
 'Becomes One 
 With the Wave'  

Documentary shows raves, and difficulties, for Clay Marzo, 20,

Hackers Are After Your Smartphone

Mobile devices, stuffed with personal data, become juicy targets

 Daily Sweets Linked to Violence 

Violent adults are more likely to have eaten candy as kids, study finds

 24th Suicide 
 Hits France Telecom 

Stressed-out call center worker jumps from bridge, blames company

 Barbie, He-Man Flicks 
 Launch Casting Rumors 

As two more toy franchises head to the big screen, speculation starts

 Toxic Booze 
 Kills 40 Ugandans 

Victims of adulterated spirits include much-loved radio host

 Massive Ancient 
 Gold Trove Likely 
 Battle Booty 

Experts compare record find to discovery of King Tut's tomb

 S. African Gets Life 
 in Rape, Killing of 
 Lesbian Soccer Star 

Lesbians targeted by rapists who aim to 'correct' them, say activists

Swiss Politicians Battle 'Suicide Tourism'

As Britain eases rules, Switzerland fears rush of ill bent on killing themselves

 Rwanda 
 Gorilla King 
 Dies at 35 

Band cleans body of fallen leader, Titus

Docs Demand Crackdown
on Pro-Anorexia Websites

Websites offer 'thinspiration' to anorexic, bulimic teens



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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Books Are Bad for You

16
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

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 »

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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