Great James Taranto headlines...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell
"Gender-Bending Boy Fruit Flies Fight Like Girls"--headline, Reuters, Nov. 19

McCain: More Troops Need to Die for a Failed Policy

"McCain Says U.S. Troops Dying for 'Failed Policy' in Iraq"--headline, Bloomberg, Nov. 19

"McCain Says More Troops Needed in Iraq"--headline, Associated Press, Nov. 19

Now There's a Shocker--I
"Mitt Romney Tops 2008 Poll in Utah"--headline, NewsMax.com, Nov. 19

Now There's a Shocker--II
"Bush's Nominees for Judgeships to Be Conservative"--headline, Washington Times, Nov. 18

What Would We Do Without Scientists?
"Scientists Find Genetic Differences Between Humans, Chimps"--headline, Daily Californian (University of California, Berkeley), Nov. 17

What Would We Do Without Fire Officials?
"Fire Officials Warn Deep-Fried Turkey Can Be Delicious, but Dangerous"--headline, Associated Press, Nov. 18

More Often Than Once?
"Elderly Dying From Falls More Often"--headline, Associated Press, Nov. 16

France May Finally Get a Leader
"Frenchwoman May Be First to Lead France"--headline, Associated Press, Nov. 17

That's a Lot of Dead Yachts
"Woman Convicted of 2 Counts of Murder in 2004 Yacht Killings"--headline, Daily Breeze (Torrance, Calif.), Nov. 18

Bottom Stories of the Day:

* "Canadian Retailers Divided Over O.J. Simpson Book"--headline, CBC.ca, Nov. 17

* "West Richland Bond Fan Has Been Grabbing Up All Things 007 for 25 Years"--headline, Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.), Nov. 17

* "Pedestrian and Driver Get Into a Parking Tiff at Bayshore"--headline, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 18

* "Hans Blix to Serve on Ski Ethics Panel"--headline, Associated Press, Nov. 20  ¶ 10:35 AM