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Headlines for 5 February 2004

New York’s currently: early morning plumbing

 Mass. Supreme Court declares backs full status for gay marriages, rejects ‘civil unions.’ Related: Bush calls ruling ‘deeply troubling.’

 Founder of Pakistani nuclear weapons program appears on television, claims he spread nuclear secrets.

 Peruvian Foreign Ministry says beauty queen was held hostage by Gabon president.

 Profanity in U.K. television: the shock rules have changed. And: Pittsburgh second-grader suspended from school for saying ‘hell.’

 MyDoom virus raises geek ire toward everyday computer users.

 Southern California supermarket chains reject employees’ offer to return to work.

 Entire collection of Fabergé eggs purchased, going back to Russia.

 Bush gives Sept. 11 commission more time for final report.

 ConEd finds 110 ‘hot spots’ around NYC, some twice the voltage of the the one that killed architect Jodie Lane last month.

 What didn’t make it into ‘Metropolitan Diary.’

 History forgave Reagan’s economic and foreign policy mistakes; where will W. stand?

 Gibson cuts scene from Passion, Jewish groups not impressed.

 Frenchman sets 72-day circumnavigation record.

 1992 article about questionable Bush family values. [via signalstation]

 The New Yorker with profiles on who all’s running in this election.

 An animated film: Nibbles.

 Genetically modifying livestock to contain human-friendly fish oil.

 Gross picture, but still: Crude oil burps up through woman’s toilet.

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