Week 8 Football Picks

Republican Woes Lead to Feuding by Conservatives
GOP Aims to Scare Up Big Voter Turnout
Pelosi no shoo-in for job as speaker
House Intel Chair suspends staff member
OPEC surprises with deeper oil cut
Crude oil prices fall despite OPEC’s decision to cut production
Dakota divided as abortion vote tests US opinion
White House rejects Iraq partition plan
China Appeals for Calm Over North Korea Nuclear Crisis


De Borchgrave:  Korea’s Dr. Strangelove
Buchanan:  America 2050:  A Nation of Turtles
Krauthammer:  World War II Is Over
Washington Times:  ‘Peace process’ debacle
McCarthy & London:  In defense of liberty
Macon Telegraph:  Mercer needs to do a better job of selling itself
WSJ:  Our Small Defense Budget
Goldberg:  Iraq Was a Worthy Mistake


Top 25
Indiana vs. #1 Ohio State
Iowa vs. #2 Michigan
#4 West Virginia vs. Connecticut
#5 Texas vs. #17 Nebraska
#6 Louisville vs. Syracuse
UCLA vs. #10 Notre Dame
Washington vs. #11 California
#16 Oregon vs. Washington State
#18 Boise State vs. Idaho
#19 Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh
Colorado vs. #20 Oklahoma
#21 Wisconsin vs. Perdue
#23 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
Kansas State vs. #24 Missouri

SEC
Alabama vs. #7 Tennessee
Tulane vs. #8 Auburn
Fresno State vs. #14 LSU
Mississippi vs. #15 Arkansas
Mississippi State vs. Georgia
South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt

ACC
#13 Georgia Tech vs. #12 Clemson
#22 Boston College vs. Florida State
NC State vs. Maryland
Miami vs. Duke
Southern Miss vs. Virginia Tech