Lucky 13 for Halloween

1. AP Poll: Obama leads or tied in 8 crucial states
Non-crucial states set to sulk on election day.
2. Stocks fluctuate after Fed rate cut
Before rate cut, during rate cut.
3. World Series may resume tonight after 2-day delay
Nothing in life is certain.
4. Hospital says Ballesteros 'evolving favorably'
Just recently past gill stage, occasionally walking on two legs.
5. Actress' death center stage at Spector retrial
Successfully fulfilling purpose of trial.
6. Experts: Plot detracts from race progress in South
Rednecks plotting to kill black people not good for racial harmony.
7. Doorknobs and TV remotes are germ hotbeds
Occasional source of inadvertent conception.
8. Harper to unveil new cabinet, Flaherty to stay
Always looking for storage ideas.
9. Words of Steel: Best-selling author starting blog
Expected to be popular, still suck.
10. Bruce Springsteen scraps Halloween display
To stand outside flexing biceps instead.
11. Brain Zap Improves Dexterity
Requires access to level 12 spells.
12. The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure
Explaining my consistent 120/80.
13. Depression often untreated in black heart patients
According to Dr. Joan Jett.