New York’s currently: the new Dublin

 Explosion in Moscow subway kills 39 during rush hour, officials open terrorism investigation.

 Dean to quit race if he doesn’t win Wisconsin, Gephardt supports Kerry.

 Musharraf pardons nuclear scientist for selling nuke technology to Iran, North Korea, and Libya, says Pakistan will not allow inspections of its nuclear sites.

 Tenet: Spies may have overestimated Iraq’s weapon capacities, but we never portrayed Iraq as an imminent threat.

 Krugman says Bush is rewriting history, the Journal wonders, can’t we look on the bright side of things?

 We feel we can predict this one, but: debating the odds on who’d win in a duel, Hamlet or Laertes.

 18 cockle pickers killed by rising tides.

 Jackson, Timberlake, and a nipple star, the axis of corruption for prim conservatives and prim liberals.

 Right up there with…Dublin: New York City ranked 51st top metropolis in the world.

 Movies: New G.I. Joe PSAs: 1, 2, 3, 4.

 Tennessee woman sues for pain from seeing Janet Jackson’s breast. One questions what she’d make of blood baths and naked people crucified alive on Polish TV (see images here).

 French truffles threatened by inferior Chinese specimens.

 Photos of urban exploration, photos of the Moscow subway.

 Super-bankers club initiates new members, roasts Richard Grasso, enjoys cigars around member Mayor Bloomberg.

 ‘Cunt’ retains top slot in ranking of offensive language.

 Journalism professor calls for Novak to reveal his sources. Related: All the Stewart-trial coverage you can take.

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