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Headlines for 7 May 2004

New York’s currently: drinking spinach through a straw

 Amid decries for apologies and resignations, Bush says sorry and Rumsfeld keeps job, even if it is the beginning of his end.

 Red Cross in Iraq notes it knew of the abuses, complained to U.S. officials regularly about the treatment.

 Oregon lawyer arrested in connection with Madrid train bombings.

 Why you should vote for John Kerry: His brief, yet fascinating career in law, his desire to improve lives.

 Predominantly Christian tribe kills 500 Muslims in Nigeria.

 Why take the abuse photos at all? One theory claims military intelligence ordered them shot for showing interrogation detainees during pre-softening up.

 Michael Moore admits claims of Disney ban were a publicity stunt.

 The creepiest alley around, available in Lower Manhattan, and the first choice for movie muggings and murders.

 Many detainees at Abu Ghraib innocents, picked up at random, interrogated by cooks and drivers.

 On the way to watching every title in the Criterion Collection – in order.

 Alcott to Yeats: Read Print, a free online library of public-domain literature.

 If it were 1964, and you were a 15-year-old-girl with a blog, and you loved the Beatles: What would you blog about?

 When anything, really anything at all needs reviewing: Universal Review.

 ‘Aaaaaabeduation’ and ‘Absotively’ and all your other new favorite words.

 British pop art, 1956–1972. [via coudal]

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