Morning Docket 10.03.08

* Senator Biden and Governor Palin had their cage match last night in St. Louis. If you played a drinking game around the word “maverick,” you may have a hangover today. The New York Times lets you relive the magic and review the transcript. [New York Times]

* Sandra Day O’Connor addresses the economic crisis, lamenting the number of judges who don’t know squat about complex business issues. [Washington Briefs]

* DOJ lawyers withheld evidence from the defense in the corruption trial of Senator Ted Stevens. Judge Emmet Sullivan no longer has confidence in “the government’s ability to meet its obligations to ensure a fair trial,” but the show will go on anyway. [Washington Post]

* O.J. Simpson case goes to the jury. [Los Angeles Times]

* Nebraska safe-haven law was created for Dumpster babies, but it’s netting a bunch of Dumpster teenagers. [New York Times]

* “Lounge entertainer.” Is that what they’re calling it these days? [On Point News]

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