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Headlines for 1 November 2004

New York’s currently: really really really really really really really ready to vote

 Twenty-five Iraqi civilians dead, nine Marines killed, and nine Marines wounded in Iraq on Saturday, marking deadliest day for U.S. soldiers in six months.

 15 top American officials (generals, admirals, etc.) describe current fears for Iraq’s stability.

 Baghdad’s deputy governor killed in drive-by shooting.

 The whiz-bang history of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and kid detectives in publishing.

 Halloween banned from schools after Wiccans complain of unflattering depictions of witches.

 135 rescued after Circle Line boat began to sink during tour around Manhattan.

 He’s not seeing me because I had a show on Comedy Central. That doesn’t mean anything to him. Amy Sedaris discusses her imaginary boyfriend of 12 years.

 The scariest Halloween costumes you didn’t see this year.

 Big article on Tom Wolfe, written Wolfe-like, barks with trivia but avoids any bite.

 U.S. birthrate forecast exceeds all other industrialized nations’, nearly doubling Canada’s.

 Short profile of Paul Giamatti, star of Sideways, who complains of too much flesh on his skull.

 Photos: Kiran Master, Laura Letinsky.

 PJ O’Rourke advocates invading Canada, reminds left-wing Europeans of Stalin’s capacity for disappointing them.

 Iranian Parliament votes unanimously to resume uranium enrichment.

 Man holding vast collection of Shostakovich recordings and manuscripts wants to sell, needs to pay rent.

 NPR runs mock election-night broadcast, and Keyes beats Obama due to freak Illinois storm.

 Movie monologues taken very seriously.

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