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WASHINGTON
HEALTHCARE (Mascaro, Las Vegas Sun) -- WASHINGTON: Lest "You lie!" be the last word on health-care reform, here are some answers on how it would work, what it would cost and, finally, that most American of questions: What's in it for me? Q and A. 1,500.
NATIONAL
YALESTUDENT (Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle) -- It's a long way to Yale University from the roomy ranch house at the end of a dirt road where Annie Le grew up, and from high school where her classmates voted her "most likely to be the next Einstein." A look at the early life of the murdered Yale student. 750.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
SWINEFLU-VACCINE (Bowman, SHNS) -- Vaccine against the swine flu should start arriving at health departments around the country early next month, but there are 2,800 different local plans on how to distribute them, from schools and churches to bank drive-throughs and fairgrounds. 800.
HEART (Simpson, The Oklahoman) -- Doctors at Oklahoma University Medical Center have helped pioneer a less invasive surgery to correct a common heart condition. 300.
INTERNATIONAL
GERMANY (Saunders, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- Germany's working moms get some respect. 675.
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTE (Derk, SHNS -- Column) -- Computer Central. Be careful when installing anti-virus software. These products have various names but end up annoying the heck out of you that your computer is infected and the end of the world is near unless you pay $35 to protect your computer. 500
RESUMANIA (Messmer, SHNS -- Column) -- Dos and don'ts for resumes and cover letters. 400.
VIDEOGAMESLUMP (Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Video game sales are the latest thing to hit the skids in the economic downturn. 350.
IN THE WEST
LEGALPOTBOOM (Benda, SHNS) -- Medical marijuana clinics are proliferating in northern California, prompting some counties to consider a temporary halt to new clinics. 650.
COMMENT
AMBROSE (Ambrose, SHNS -- Column) -- When tens of thousands of ordinary citizens show up to demonstrate in Washington, you've must figure it took something powerful to jar them off their couches. It did indeed, and President Obama supplied it. 640.
SCHRAM (Schram, SHNS -- Column) -- Some issues are a demagogue's delight -- and Democrats are suffering because they ducked them on health insurance reform. 650
WALTERS (Walters, Sacramento Bee -- Column) -- Dan Walters' column will not move today.
SCRIPPS HOWARD EDITORIALS
EDIRAN (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- The Obama administration agrees to a formal meeting with Iran over nuclear issues. 350.
EDSHOES (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- The world's best known shoe thrower gets out of jail on the same day that the House rebukes another disrespecter of a U.S. president. 300.
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
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15ECHEALTHCARE (John Rose, Byrd Newspapers) -- The phrase "throwing a Hail Mary" coming from the TV is not a sportscast but coverage of Obama's health-care speech.
LIFESTYLE
ENTERTAINMENT
COMICS (Smith, SHNS -- Column) -- Captain Comics. Reviews in Twitter-ese. 750. With photo: SH09I073COMICS
PROFILE-DAMON (SHNS -- Column) -- High Profile. Matt Damon talks about his new movie, the black comedy "The Informant!" 900. With photos: SH09I076PROFILE, SH09I077PROFILE
VIDEO/DVD/VIDEO GAMES
VIDEO-FILM (Dancis, SHNS) -- Video Patrol. "Easy Virtue" has a lot going for it, including Jessica Biel. 900.
GAMEON-VID (Campbell, SHNS -- Column) -- Game On. Don't pass up The Beatles: Rock Band. 750. With art. SH09I074GAMEON, SH09I075GAMEON
LIVING
RANDALL (Randall, SHNS -- Column) -- A trip to Salado, to speak of home. 660.
FOOD AND RECIPES
SOLOEATERS (Reid, Sacramento Bee) -- Culinary confessions of people who eat alone from a book titled, "What We Eat When We Eat Alone." With recipes. 1,600. With photo: SH09I078SOLOEATERS
SKILLETTURKEY (McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- Cuban skillet turkey makes for a quick and tasty dinner. Tested recipe. 250.
TABLE (Kasper, SHNS -- Column) -- The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper. All about faro -- what it is, how to cook it and variations on a basic recipe. 850.
ASKFOOD (Food Network Kitchens -- Column) -- Keep sugar in your diet to a reasonable amount. 350. With logo: ASKFOODLOGO.
FOODTIPS (Food Network Kitchens -- Column) -- How to get children to eat nutritious foods. 250. With logo: FOODLOGO.
TRAVEL
GREENCAMPING (Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- Getting away from it all and into the great outdoors is a treat. But do it the right way. Here are some tips for the conservation-conscious camper. 300.
CINQUETERRE (Allen, SHNS) A five day walk down Italy's Cinque Terre coastline was spectacular, one breathtaking vista after another. 800. With photos: SH09I070CINQUETERRE, SH09I071CINQUETERRE, SH09I072CINQUETERRE.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FBCLINDSAY (Lindsay, SHNS -- Column) -- From brash Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin to a couple of young Big Ten QBs, too much cheap talk around college football. 800.
FBCROHDE (Rohde, The Oklahoman -- column) -- STILLWATER, Okla.: The bandwagon proclaiming how great Oklahoma State's offense is tips over quickly. 690.
NFL
DONALDSON (Donaldson, Providence Journal -- column) -- FOXBORO, Mass.: Pats QB Tom Brady is still as clutch as ever. 820.
JONES (Jones, St. Petersburg Times -- column) -- A look back at Week 1 and a look ahead around the NFL. 880.
OSTLER (Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle -- column) -- OAKLAND: Raiders show signs of life in tough season-opening loss to Chargers. 700.
BASEBALL
MCGRATH (McGrath, Tacoma News-Tribune -- column) -- With each of his records, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki lends a sense of honor to baseball's distant past. 800.
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