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Headlines for 17 December 2003

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 Truck blast in Baghdad kills 10, Bush says Saddam Hussein should get death penalty.

 F.D.A. committee recommends morning-after pill be sold over the counter.

 Documents discovered with Saddam Hussein lead to as many as 14 clandestine insurgent cells.

 France, Germany vow to take part in Iraq debt relief.

 In Japan, young men and boys ‘target the weak’ by assaulting the homeless.

 New York magazine sold for $55 million to Bruce Wasserstein.

 Don’t forget: Tomorrow is Third Thursday.

 Funny article ripping on Booker winner. [via A&L Daily]

 Give: New York Urban League.

 Grilled salmon, crab cakes, sushi, and a grilled cheese. Dinnertime for a family of five can mean four different things.

 ‘It was sculpture. It was beautiful. It was a work of art. It was all this wood, and cloth – cloud white cloth and glistening, golden wood…That’s the airplane I wanted to build.’ Man builds replica of Wright brothers’ Flyer for cross-country flight.

 Flour: never. Making lobster chowder in Maine.

 In my experience, songs that try to recreate the experience of bells are as annoying as, well, bells. Critiques of Christmas carols.

 Photos with Santa, holiday collars, many toys: Christmas more popular than ever with housepets.

 ‘I am aware of the tendency of writers to list all of their Hard Jobs while metaphorically standing against a locker with a toothpick in their mouth.’ Ben Greenman interviews George Saunders.

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