In one of the most dramatic two days in Wall Street’s history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion to avert a deepening financial crisis, while another prominent securities firm, Lehman Brothers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. source

Politics

michellemalkin.com

• The fit hits the shan on Wall Street
• Fabricating a GOP tyrant
• Obama’s co-workers call B.S.
• The Atlantic should have Googled Jill Greenberg before hiring her
• Sunday open thread
• Obama-Biden: Which disabled war vets will they insult next?

• George Putnam, R.I.P.
• Hurricane Ike wreaks havoc; up to 4.5 million face power outages
• Which “Bush doctrine” did you mean, Charlie?
• Earth to Howard Kurtz
• Lamest Obama ad ever: McCain doesn’t do e-mail!
• Whoopi to McCain: Do you want me to be a slave again? (Video added)
• The Blame America poll and the Blame America candidate
• Washington Post blows it
• McCain blows it — defends Obama’s community organizer record

newsbusters.org

• McClatchy Whines: Public Unfair to News Media
• Washington Post Derides Palin’s Wasilla for Typical Suburban Sprawl
• CNN Downplays Biden’s Deceptions
• Gibson Advanced to Palin What Hume Calls an Obama ‘Dishonesty’
• Brokaw Goes Brazile: Uses ‘Jesus a Community Organizer’ To Bash Giuliani
• Atlantic’s Editor ‘Appalled’ By Lib Photographer’s Altered McCain Pics

• ChiTrib Debunks Media’s ‘McCain Will Die Soon’ Anti-Palin Attack
• ‘Creepy’: Rich Sees Palin Behind McCarthyite Plot
• Sunday Funnies: ‘The Lying King’ Exposes Media’s Palin Attacks
• NYT’s Palin Panic: Four Hit Pieces On Alaska Gov in One Day
• Open Thread
• More on Obama ‘Can’t E-mail’ Attack Ad: McCain an Internet Pioneer, Per Dem Internet Pioneer
• WaPo Tries to Explain Not Putting Huge Va. McCain Rally on Page One
• 60% of Washington Post’s Biden Tax Story Devoted to Palin
• Randi Rhodes On Palin: She’s Friends With Teenage Boys
• CBS Channels Liberal Fretting Over Obama: ‘Where’s the Fight?’
• Media Double Standard on Foreign Travel Experience
• NYT Publishes 3,000-word Palin Hit Piece On Sunday’s Front Page
• Did ABC & Gibson Use Camera Trickery To Belittle Gov. Palin?
• 2004 Flashback: Obama Felt He Lacked Experience To Be President
• CNN Conjures Up Palin Travel ‘Scandal’ That Never Was
• Lib Photographer Admits Making McCain Look Sinister for Mag Cover
• Bozell: Running Purity Rings Around MTV
• AP’s Choir Service? More Praise for Cuba’s Hurricane Response
• Chuck Norris Smacks Down Arianna Huffington

hotair.com

• ACORN commits fraud in Michigan
• Sitemeter hears its critics, rolls back to old system
• Everything new is “old” again
• ABC: Yes, McCain’s war injuries limit his ability to use a computer
• Majority rules: McCain 50, Obama 47 at Rasmussen; Update: Dead even in Minnesota?
• Video: SNL on Palin

Gossip

• “Star Trek” actor Takei marries boyfriend in L.A.LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former “Star Trek” crew member George Takei married his longtime boyfriend on Sunday in a Los Angeles ceremony that paid homage to the actor’s Japanese heritage.
• Martha Stewart starts a new TV season back at home  BEDFORD, N.Y. - Martha Stewart is inviting everybody over.
• Author David Foster Wallace found dead SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - David Foster Wallace, the writer best known for his critically acclaimed 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” was found dead at his home in Claremont, California, police said.

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  World-famous Bulgarian archeologist Georgi Kitov dies at 65 SOFIA (AFP) - Bulgarian archeologist Georgi Kitov, who became world famous with discoveries of treasure-filled Thracian tombs in Bulgaria, died Sunday at age 65, BTA state news agency reported.

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  Jennifer Hudson is Engaged! Los Angeles (E! Online) - Has a Dreamgirl finally found her dream guy?

FOX

GALVESTON, Texas  —  Rescue crews canvassing neighborhoods with dump trucks, helicopters and airboats have saved nearly 2,000 residents who ignored evacuation orders and stayed to face Hurricane Ike, authorities said Sunday. fox

• Plane Crash in Central Russia Kills All 88 Aboard A Russian passenger plane that caught fire as it fell from the sky on Sunday likely suffered engine failure before it crashed, killing all 88 people on board, investigators said.
• Pakistani Security Forces Kill 16 Suspected Militants  Pakistani security forces killed 16 suspected militants and wounded 25 others Sunday in a besieged tribal region ? the latest round of a military offensive with no end in sight, officials said.
• Afghan President: Rival Tribe Set U.S. Up to Bomb Town  An American bombing that killed up to 90 Afghan civilians last month was based on false information provided by a rival tribe and did not kill a single Taliban fighter, the president’s spokesman s…
• Olmert Proposes Cash-for-Land Plan to Settlers. Israel’s government had its first discussion Sunday of a plan to offer West Bank settlers cash to leave their homes, a largely symbolic step taken as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s government ap…

Local

• McCain courts key vote of veterans in Florida For hours in a dark Hanoi prison, John McCain pushed through the pain of his own wounds to stretch the fingers of fellow prisoner Bud Day along the cell wall, a makeshift attempt at physical therapy t…
• Lotto pot hits $37M No ticket matched all six Lotto numbers drawn Saturday night, pushing the jackpot to $37 million for Wednesday’s drawing, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.
• In Ike’s wake, Florida receives 317 complaints of gas price-gouging Investigators at the Florida Attorney General’s Office said Sunday they are looking into more than three hundred reports of gasoline price-gouging statewide, most of them coming after Hurricane Ik…
• No help for mortgage fraud victims  Florida, now saddled with the nation’s highest level of mortgage fraud, once offered a program to reimburse people scammed by rogue mortgage brokers — the money coming from licensing fees.
• Visiting Florida, McCain seems to have a wider lead

 Latino

• The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a detailed analysis of HIV spread in the US following last month’s revelation that the HIV epidemic is, and has been, worse than previously known, because the estimated number of new infections in 2006 was found to be about 56,300, which is 40% higher than the 40,000 they thought it would be. Among Hispanic MSM, most new HIV infections were in the youngest age group (2,300 among 13-29 year olds), followed by a not inconsiderable number among the 30-39 year olds (1,870).  HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information A Community Enhancer :: Relevant, Comprehensive, Useful & Trusted My readers say it best : “love it,” “a…
• National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2008 - A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America  During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the many Americans of Hispanic descent who have made outstanding contributions to our Nation. The rich cultural traditions of the Hispani…
• Blogante News Summary for Friday - September 12th, 2008 Blogante News Essentials –» Latino Boomers flying under radar - America is witnessing a historic moment: the convergence of aging Baby Boomers with a burgeoning Latino population. That fac…
• Blogante News Essentials for Friday - September 12th, 2008 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information A Community Enhancer :: Relevant, Comprehensive, Useful & Trusted My readers say it best : “love it,” “a…
• Billboard celebra 50 años del Hot 100 - La lista suprema de éxitos llega a su medio centenario

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