Opinion

Germany bailed out its second largest commercial lender today, total: $69 billion.

Both of the VP candidates said they opposed “gay” marriage. (This term suggests that “gay” marriage is different than “straight” marriage.) Biden went so far as to say that he supported civil unions and other rights (i.e. hospital visitation) for gay couples that are equivalent to the rights of couples that have different genitalia. So, … Read more

Russia says it is “dismantling” it’s bases in “security zones” in Georgia, but it also says that two provinces of Georgia are no longer Georgia. Since August, Russia has said it was leaving Georgia multiple times.

Muslim groups had planned a march to support independence for Kashmir, so the government imposed a round-the-clock curfew and arrested a Muslim leader.

Citigroup agreed to buy a portion of Wachovia last Monday, but four days later, Wells Fargo agreed to buy all of Wachovia. Citigroup sued, and the judge called time-out.

Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda claimed that he ordered the “death penalty” for a Hindu leader that opposed converting to Christianity. The death led to widespread violence against Christians.

Palin misquoted former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: “There’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t support other women.”

One million new people turned to food stamps in July. In other news, 5 million people are behind on their mortgage, but we just gave $700 billion to the banks.

Turkish forces fought with Kurdish rebels near the Turkish-Iraqi border. Fifteen Turkish soldiers and at least 23 Kurds were killed.