HIGHLIGHTS: Pg. 8

• Travels with Condi: Michael Hirsh files daily reports on the secretary of State's trip to the Mideast.
• Cartoonist Walt Handelsman shares his unique view of the political world in a new animation on Tuesday.
• For the latest in Washington gossip, read The Gaggle, our group blog anchored by correspondent Holly Bailey.
• Join Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham for a Live Talk about Campaign 2008, Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m., ET.
• For an inside look at Congress and the White House, read Eleanor Clift's Capitol Letter, published every Friday.

THE POPULARITY INDEX: Pg. 8
Newsweek's most popular stories online during the week ending Nov. 2

'Mayhem's Mates'
Their criminal romance: a photographic look at those who fall for felons

'Eye Candy'
Little girls' Halloween costumes increasingly look like they were designed by Victoria's Secret.

'A Maritime Pompeii'
In Pisa, archeologists are uncovering an amazing fleet of ancient ships.

'The Ghosts We Think We See'
Normal brain functions, such as seeing patterns, make us more likely to believe in the supernatural.

'Costumed Canines'
One of 10 American pets wore a costume this Halloween. How about yours?

'Steampunk, Past and Present'
We take a photographic tour of the growing do-it-yourself garage-hacker esthetic.

'Racial Cleansing in L.A.'
Federal prosecutors say a Latino gang targeted blacks in a reign of terror.

'Gadgets We Want'
Here are the must-have tech gifts (for yourself or someone else) for Holidays 2007.

'High Drama in Hollywood'
What a film and TV writers strike will mean for ticket buyers and viewers

'Is Age Just a Number?'
Just how old is My Space founder Tom Anderson, anyway?

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