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New York’s currently: going to the polls

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 U.S. claims to kill al Qaeda leader and five associates in Yemen using drone.

 European officials and investigators find no links between Iraq and al Qaeda, despite Bush and Blaire’s contentions.

 Sharon calls for elections within 90 days. Related: Sharon calls for attacks against Iran after Iraq.

 High-tech voting machines debut in more than 200 counties.

 Soft money cells forming to fight McCain-Feingold finance law and continue the flow of unregulated campaign money.

 The Big Cartoon Database.

 ‘There are a million ways you can get closer to the land without buying 80 acres,’ Schad says. ‘I started with a garden on a half-acre lot in the suburbs.’ What to know before you quit that corporate job and start your own vineyard.

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 Rams are from Mars… Scientists find gay sheep have different brain structures from straight sheep.

 Wondering what knives you really need in your kitchen? Attend Knife Wars to learn more.

 Londoners barge and shamble, as if shy or weary of their destinations; New Yorkers, in profile, are more like the prows of ships, surging forward to the next haven, or toward the enticing prospect of an open sea. Anthony Lane on London vs. New York.

 Writer has too much fun with NYTimes.com archives: How often to Limn with Michiko Kakutani.

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