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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Recently on Daily Intel: Neighborhood Watch White-Flight Reversal Signals City’s Return to Eisenhower-Era Vibe For the first time in half a century, the percentage of the city's population that is white actually rose this year. Part Lines We Get the Answer to Everybody’s Burning (Sorry) Question About ‘Blindness’ We know it's gross, but if you've read the book 'Blindness,' you had to be wondering about one aspect of how they made the movie. Can a film like that really go to number one when it's filled with so much number two? Early and Often McCain’s War Against the Gray Lady: A Timeline Yesterday’s outburst from the McCain camp against the paper of record, in which strategist Steve Schmidt called the ‘Times’ ‘150 percent in the can for Obama,’ is far from the first skirmish between the two. Here’s a guide to everything that’s gone sour between the paper and the campaign in 2008. Imaginary Conversations Imaginary Eavesdropping on Sarah Palin and Henry Kissinger Sometime today or tomorrow, Sarah Palin will sit down with Nixon and Ford's former secretary of state. We imagine how that might go down. Early and Often Ever Hawkish, McCain Campaign Declares War on Press And the declaration itself was, naturally, rife with distortions. The Greatest Depression Wait, What Exactly Is the Problem Here? The sticking points on the bailout plan do not seem all that complicated. The Sports Section Jets Fall — Hard — to Chargers, Jarring Season’s Outlook It’s getting late in the season earlier than you think. Early and Often Obama Campaign Gets Biden Back in Line Over Ads After Biden called one of his own team’s ads ‘terrible,’ the Obama camp was left scrambling for excuses. The Greatest Show of Our Time This Weekend, There Was an Extra ‘S’ in ‘SNL’ Did anybody else catch this brilliant cameo over the weekend? (And we're not talking about the completely random appearance of Cameron Diaz as a cougar...) Gossipmonger Is Sam Ronson Supposed to Do Lesbian Benefits Just Because She Is One? Supposedly she turned down a benefit for a Village lady-bar. And will we see you at Steve Rubell's cousin's new Joan Crawford–themed club? More in today's gossip roundup. The Sports Section Pirates’ Renewed Deal With Pedro Alvarez Marks the Inwood Native’s First MLB Score It looks like the Horace Mann–educated slugger has taken his smarts into the boardroom and won a better contract with the Pirates — and maybe changed baseball in the process. The Greatest Depression Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke Star in National Treasure 3: The Great Bailout The secretary of the Treasury and the head of the Federal Reserve are starring in a movie inside their own minds. The Greatest Show of Our Time ‘Gossip Girl’ Tosses a Nairtini in Our Faces An epic recap of an epic episode of the Greatest Show of Our Time. Instant Politics Eli Attie and Ken Layne on Whether Obama Can Steer This Election Back to Substance 'West Wing' screenwriter and former Al Gore speechwriter Eli Attie and Wonkette's Ken Layne discuss the inscrutability of undecided voters, whether the debates will matter, and what Philip K. Dick has to do with it. Ink-Stained Wretches The Death of the Celebrity Profile, Part VIIIIXIXIXIIXII In which we learn that ‘Vanity Fair’ editor and A-list obsessive Graydon Carter is ‘shy.’  More Daily Intel »		Shop-A-Matic »    Agenda »    Best Bets »    Fashion Alert »    See all newsletters »     Subscribe to New York