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Hey ho, whaddaya know: the Crooks and Liars redesign looks hot! And John Amato posts a great video of Hannity getting hit with an Obama stick.

Folks, it's that time in the season to keep an eye on that lying GOP mouthpiece the Washington Times which for instance today reports that Obama is a thief and done got caught stealing low-income votes before anybody even voted. (I exaggerate, just like Fox News will by suppertime.)

In case you missed the "that one" bit from last night's debate, Wonkette's got it here. 

Time to panic. Seriously. The NIKKEI slid more 9%. (The New York Times)

If you comment here, please let me know if you suspect Naomi Wolf, while intelligent and more, might also be somewhat crackers. Read here about the secret troop surge on America's streets. (Alternet)

Bloomberg reports oil at 10-month low. Other things used to make "things" also becoming increasingly worthless because no one will be making anything soon. 

I'd never heard the term "dog-whistle racism" but I now think Open Left's Daniel de Groot is a genius. 

The Los Angeles Times on the Porter Ranch murder-suicide and how it's coming to a town near you. 

And say good bye to that house you can't afford: The Wall Street Journal reports 1 in 6 homes in extremis.

Google has developed a tool to stop drunk email embarrassment. (The Guardian)

Did you hear the one about the anti-Obama author in Kenya? He got deported! (The Christian Science Monitor)

NBC reports that NBC did nothing wrong when they pulled the bailout "shoot the bums" skit from online venues so they could remove the "shoot the bums" part. 

This is why Sarah Palin need to shut up: A man was shot in London, folks, for wearing an Obama t-shirt by a man who said that's why he was doing it. (Daily Mail UK)

And here's Talking Points Memo on McCain using Hillary's attacks on Obama, which explains, among other things, why she didn't get the VP nod.