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Headlines for 3 December 2003

New York’s currently: officially cold

 U.S. troops stage massive raids in Iraq in search of Hussein deputy.

 Ralph Nader raising money for possible Presidential bid.

 With the U.S. preoccupied with the war on terror, China takes the opportunity to expand influence across Asia.

 Supreme Court rules employers can opt to refuse rehiring recovering addicts.

 Single-engine plane crashes into homes in Long Island.

 Oil spill off Staten Island.

 Another possible MTA fare hike in 2005?

 1971–1975: the golden age of the New York Times Book Review.

 On discovering cold-process coffee (it takes eight hours to make).

 No. 9 is the microphone that Mitchell first used to record Green, more than three decades ago. He hasn’t allowed anyone to sing into it since. Willie Mitchell, who produced ‘Let’s Stay Together’ and ‘Love and Happiness,’ records with Al Green again.

 Serving only the finest canned foods…from Spain.

 Sting named to present Britain’s ‘Bad Sex Award.’ Related: Sting lied about his Tantric sex abilities to Bob Geldof on a drunken night out.

 ‘The 3 by 5 Initiative’ is the World Health Organization’s effort to treat three-million people with HIV/AIDS by 2005.

 ‘Look, quick! North Korean soldiers!’ one excited South Korean yelled to other tourists on a bus after spotting an armed squad marching by. Tourism in North Korea.

 Please allow me to introduce myself: Sir Mick Jagger.

 Speak & Spell online.

 Something that will just collect dust.

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