Stories for Sept. 20, 2008

A crash course

Sat, Sep 20, 9:39 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

All Americans are waiting and watching anxiously for presentation of the full details of the Federal Reserve/Treasury/regulatory agency package intended to stabilize financial markets and keep the real economy from plunging into deep recession. Congress, remember, must review the whole thing and may add some items of its own — no doubt making the package even more expensive than its intially estimated $700 billion-$1 trillion cost. Final congressional action can be expected toward the end of the coming week.

Why vote for Palin when you can vote for real fiction?

Sat, Sep 20, midnight

By Susan Trapnell

Make-believe politics is too dangerous to leave in the hands of a novice. So a theater professional steps onto the stage. Her platform: Make-believe you can believe in.