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Oct 23 2007 12:00am EDT

Extra Credit, Tuesday Edition

News No. 1 in the world with $67.8 bil: News Corp is now worth more than Time Warner.

Some points about the Superfund: Alexander Campbell asks pertinent questions.

Dumpster Divers Go Mainstream In Thrifty Germany: My favorite WSJ Page One story in a while. I love Berlin.

Will the Bottom Billion Ever Catch Up? If you're interested in Collier's book, this is a great introduction to his main themes, by the man himself.

What Health Care Crisis? Most People Are Healthy: Dean Baker picks apart Ben Stein in about a tenth of the time that it takes me.

Free My Phone: Mossberg lets rips on the cellphone carriers. Go Walt!

Best response ever to mass layoffs.

You no longer need to register to read stories on media.guardian.co.uk. The Guardian was always ahead of the curve w/r/t being free: it's now finally made it all the way there.

Georgina Santos on congestion pricing: "The experiences of Singapore and London suggest that road congestion pricing is very useful."

Novyie ekonomicheskie blogi: Chap links me in with Rodrik and Krugman, I'll link back.

Peak Oil! (Full report here.)

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