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Headlines for 23 September 2003

New York’s currently: the missing Florida Key

 Ashcroft directs federal prosecutors to always seek most serious charges possible.

 Without an agenda, Wesley Clark ties Bush and leads Dems in new presidential-poll.

 500 UK paedophiles to be tracked by satellite tags.

 Library Hotel sued for using the Dewey Decimal System.

 Photos from the Funkmaster Flex Celebrity Car Show.

 White House covers up climate search to play down impact of global warming.

 First American spy Nathan Hale may have died by naive mistakes.

 Candid interview with Bill Murray with excellent points on fame, golf, and going out. Related: Questionable but still… Hollywood actors hooked on KGB-developed hangover cure.

 Shills, movie deals, and side-show barkers in the relationship between Elvis and The Colonel.

 I am waiting for that day when He will give me a rib and I will enjoy sex. Letters to Straight Talk, Ugandan sex-related newsletter for teens.

 Archive of Jeffrey Steingarten articles at Slate. Related: The beef industry wants you eating cheeseburger-fries.

 Fashion editors say the smartest things…

 Etchings by Erik Desmarzieres.

 100 most frequently challenged books 1990-2000.

 Indian Motorcycle halts production.

 Trailer for Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

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