Monday, October 4, 2010

Monday's Top News: Elections 2010: A Viewer's Guide to the Homestretch

Today's Top Stories

Elections 2010: A Viewer's Guide to the Homestretch

By Mark Halperin

Not all polls are created equal, and four other essential truths to help you navigate the political silly season

Behind the Crisis in Obama's Mideast Peace Process

By Tony Karon

The settlement standoff reflects a deeper problem: getting Israeli and Palestinian leaders talking face to face doesn't appear to be generating self-sustaining momentum

Japan and China Square Off in Asia's New Cold War

By Hannah Beech / Beijing

The latest feud between China and Japan isn't just about territory — it's a wider struggle for supremacy in the region that could draw in the U.S.

In Northern Iraq, a Census Raises Tensions

By Charles McDermid / Kirkuk

Everyone from the Kurds to the Arabs to the Turkmen wants a big share of Kirkuk, the ancient but oil-soaked Iraqi city. But a census may give the Kurds the best argument to take it all

Why Every Government Should Be Like Hong Kong's

By Michael Schuman

The rest of the world can learn a thing two from Hong Kong's remarkably efficient and professional civil service

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Swampland

By Joe Klein

The New York Times leads today with Jeff Zeleny and Carl Hulse's reportthat the Republican leadership has finally come to its senses and has stopped touting the near-certainty that it will win the House. The G.O.P.'s feral chest-pounding about a Republican tidal wave--a 70 seat shift!--has been, as I've written here before, political amateur hour. [...]

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Quotes of the Day

"We are warriors, and we are accustomed to challenges."
DILMA ROUSSEFF,
Brazilian Workers Party candidate, on the news that the presidential election will go to a runoff after she failed to gain the 50% of votes needed for outright victory
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Lichen and Reindeer: Cooking It Raw in Lapland

By Lisa Abend

On the Arctic fringes of Lapland, a conclave of master chefs forages in the woods for ingredients. What haute cuisine can gain from the great outdoors

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