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Headlines for 14 June 2004

New York’s currently: all BBQ’d out

 At least 11 killed in Baghdad car bombing adds to toll from bloody weekend in Iraq.

 Abu Ghraib interrogators began reporting allegations of prisoner abuse last November.

 Justice Department memo says torture “may be justified.” Also, document by Bush’s lawyers allowing laws against torture to be overlooked; and, Bush has disturbingly gray answers about torture.

 Differences between the IAEA’s ElBaradei and the Bush administration, and what each thinks about Iran’s nuclear powers.

 TMN’s Choire Sicha on Paris Hilton and her Best Friend Forever’s appeal to crazy-quilted America.

 Story of Iraqi teen informant, turned on his father, faces dangerous future.

 How to draw a cruise ship that hasn’t been built.

 Why we wish Lars von Trier was going to direct Wagner’s Ring cycle.

 Terror tactics: Details of insurgents’ targeted killings to undermine new Iraqi government.

 Guide to cinema’s least erotic moments.

 Interview with TMN’s Danny Gregory.

 You go from having nothing to lose to having everything to lose. Joan Acocella on writer’s block, particularly due to fame.

 Seatguru.com: Find the best seat for your next flight.

 Manhattanites surprised by folded-up body—but not the luggage it came in—found on 13th street.

 Ten Thousand Receipts in all The Useful and Domestic Arts. The Household Cyclopedia, from 1881. Related: 66 (Unflattering) Things About Ronald Reagan.

 Reviewing Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in light of its successful withdrawal from Lebanon.

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