Headlines from April 4, 2007

Iran plans to release hostages; British families and government prepare for their return.
Nancy Pelosi meets with Syrian president over Bush administration's objections.
Ethics policies explain why Wolfowitz's partner works at the State Department, not why she makes more than the Secretary of State.
H&R Block celebrates as more than 125 Jackson Hewitt branches shut down for tax fraud.
Mitt Romney balances a fine line when it comes to thanking Mormons for his $21 million war chest.
Video: Watch Dick Cheney puzzle over whether to stand next to the bush or Bush.
Keith Richards' manager asserts the rocker's confession to snorting his father was only "said in jest."
Fans of NBC's You're The One That I Want face Broadway ticketbuyer's remorse when favored contestants lose.
British police cameras soon to be equipped with loudspeakers and shrill warnings.
The Guardians's top 10 books set in Japan.
Sweden denies couple's application to name baby girl Metallica.
"Within the industry, he's known as The Man, the Michael Jordan of his game." Don LaFontaine, "that voice-over guy," gets a second wind.
The Chronicle of Higher Education reviews college pranks.
Is Bush more isolated from his party than any recent president? Has he lost his gut-level bond with America? No, he says.
Is a botched bid to kidnap Iranian officials to blame for the captured Britons?
Boomers and losers in world population.
With election year fast approaching, coastal reporters will soon "rediscover" the Midwest, and miss out on how a quarter of the country lives.
Op: In terms of terrorism, is Montreal New York's sword of Damocles?
There has been no public outcry concerning the curious case of the severed head, and no one knows to whom it really belonged.
David Sedaris's police, parts one, and two, love to make hay--but hey, it fills columns.