–Our new colleague Fareed Zakaria argues targeting Chinese currency is seriously misguided (and misses the point altogether) in a piece for this week’s newsstand issue of TIME. It’s available by mail and iPad too.
–Weekly unemployment claims are at the lowest level since July 10, but tomorrow’s monthly report, the last big economic metric before Election Day, isn’t expected to bring much good news.
–Companies are scooping up stock rather than hiring.
–Marco Rubio got the frontrunner’s treatment in last night’s Senate debate in Florida. His campaign took in $5 million in the the third quarter, more than any other non-self-funding candidate this cycle.
–If you haven’t heard, former Senator Rick Santorum is running for president.
–The National Republican Senatorial Committee’s “hicky” West Virginians were actors in Philly.
–Obama puts out his own casting call.
–Vegetables: I’m a bit late getting to this, but Neil Irwin charting the output gap is very worth the click.
–Side dish: Otherworldly photos from Hungary’s toxic sludge spill.
–Dessert: xkcd maps the Internet.
What did I miss?