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October 2008: My Old Alaska Home
“Keeping Their Opinions to Themselves,” by Clark Hoyt, The New York Times, Oct. 18, 2008.

LAST Tuesday, The Times ran a Political Memo about the content and style of Sarah Palin’s campaign speeches, and I braced for an outpouring of protest from her supporters….

“It’s so obvious who... ...; Oops
“McCain Fights to Keep Crucial Blue State in Play,” The New York Times, Oct. 22, 2008.

Mr. McCain’s advisers have contended that they do not expect white voters to reject Mr. Obama, of Illinois, simply because he is black. When Mike DuHaime, the campaign’s political director, was asked... ...; Public Health
“Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees’ Health,” by Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., The New York Times, Oct. 20, 2008.

Fifteen days before the election, serious gaps remain in the public’s knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The limited information provided by the candidates is... ...; A Matter of Malice
“Review of Maryland State Police Covert Surveillance of Anti-Death Penalty and Anti-War Groups from March 2005 to May 2006,” by Stephen H. Sachs et al., Oct. 2008.
Stephen H. Sachs served as Maryland’s Attorney General between 1979 and 1987.

From March 2005 to May 2006, the Maryland State Police... ...; When the Band Played On…
“Discoverers of AIDS and Cancer Viruses Win Nobel,” The New York Times, Oct. 7, 2008.

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to three European scientists who had discovered viruses behind two devastating illnesses, AIDS and cervical cancer.

Half of the award will be shared by two... ...; Just Plain Nuts
“Psychoanalytic Therapy Wins Backing,” by Benedict Carey, The New York Times, Oct. 1, 2008.

Intensive psychoanalytic therapy, the “talking cure” rooted in the ideas of Freud, has all but disappeared in the age of drug treatments and managed care.

But now researchers are reporting that the therapy can... ...

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