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Headlines for 31 August 2004

New York’s currently: dismayed the outside world doesn’t know how much shoot is going down

 Sadr suspends attacks, makes plans for political career in Iraq.

 Taliban takes credit for killing six in Kabul on Sunday including three Americans, plans more attacks as Afghanistan’s presidential election approaches.

 Deadline passes for UN sanctions against Sudan; Russia and China, with money to make on weapons and oil, unlikely to commit.

 Wonderful limericks by Saddam Hussein.

 63 troops dead in Iraq this month, up from 54 in July and 42 in June.

 Number of Americans in poverty rising, same for number without insurance.

 Guiliani: Thank God George Bush is our President; McCain: Thank God I can trash Moore instead of Kerry. (See Moore’s column from inside the convention.)

 It is possible to bet on nearly anything in London, including flys on walls, gay Simpsons characters, and piglets.

 At the moment, I see John Kerry as two parts Herman Munster and one part Bill Walton. Profile of presidential impersonator preparing to be Kerry.

 New Yorkers: See traffic routes for massive non-violent die-in scheduled for Republican Convention tonight.

 Milosevic blames world for destroying Yugoslavia, forcing Serbs to defend themselves.

 Calvin Trillin falls for South African foodstuffs.

 Asserts that Kansas should at once be admitted as a State. The Republican platform of 1860, when the two-party system began, and, the Republican platform of 2004 [PDF].

 Copywriter argues for advertising to be treated as a day job, not your ambition.

 New Music Box magazine covers new American music.

 List of the president’s codewords for enemies and friends.

 Ten gallons of good-vibe juice to yesterday’s two TMN supporters. Do you like TMN? Let us know!

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