Cut The Baby In Two

• Turnout was low for Afghanistan's second-ever presidential election, even though Taliban-related violence was not as awful as some had predicted. [ AFP ]

• Hurricane Bill has weakened, like a typical Democrat. [ CNN ]

• Ted Kennedy hasn't been around the nation's capital too much these days, owing to brain problems, and now he is trying to make sure that Massachusetts isn't down a vote for too long if he ... "leaves office" sometime in the near future. [ Boston Globe ]

• More terror on the high seas, now featuring a collision between an oil-product tanker and a bulk carrier in the Straits of Malacca. [ Bloomberg ]

• Government jobs have proven surprisingly recession-resistant, but that trend may not last much longer. [ New York Times ]

• Maybe if the Democrats cut up the health care bill into two pieces the Republicans won't notice it's a Socialized Government Takeover of Grandma's Plug! [ Wall Street Journal ]