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Today's New York Times ran two Beatles-esqu pictures of the presidential nominees crossing the street. Both snapshots taken of the possible president to- bes feature each with the same stride and same arm position. The art looks good on the front page. (And you've got to love the umbrella behind Obama if you're on the east coast right now.)



Beneath that there is a story headlined "In Largest Bank Failure, U.S. Seizes, Then Sells."

The lede paints the whole ordeal in a rather dramatic and depressing light.

"Washington Mutual, the giant lender that came to symbolize the excesses of the mortgage boom, was seized by federal regulators on Thursday night, in what is by far the largest bank failure in American history."

Wow, harsh.

In the New York Post on page 3 there's a story about Marilyn Monroe. She's really making a comeback this month, with the cover of Vanity Fair and all.

Anyway, check out this opening paragraph:

"She died 46 years ago, but men are still fighting over Marilyn Monroe."

This seems disturbingly accurate.

And what about the debate tonight? Will MC show up or not?

The NY Daily News has a pretty entertaining article on the subject.

It begins with:

"Blame on both sides of the aisle after 'political theater' puts rescue, Prez debate at risk.
JOHN MCCAIN'S SELF-APPOINTED mission to rescue the Wall Street bailout plan teetered on the edge of fiasco last night.
Bipartisan negotiations at the White House that included Republican McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama devolved into finger-pointing. With the economic deal in disarray, tonight's presidential debate has further been cast into doubt."

If he doesn't show up? The TV networks get screwed as do the American people one might argue...

*NYTimes cover page from their website