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Headlines for 10 November 2004

New York’s currently: unseasonably arctic

 Ashcroft and Evans resign from Bush cabinet. Their replacements are still in the works.

 Marines say they now control an estimated 70 percent of Fallujah, but did the insurgency leaders leave before the attack began?

 Sunni party withdraws from interim Iraqi government in boycott of the Fallujah assault.

 At least two members of Iraq PM Allawi’s family kidnapped, beheading threatened.

 Nader questions veracity of N.H. polling machines, demands recount. Spokesman: “Either it will allay people’s fears or it will open the door to looking at other states.”

 Sudanese government approves Darfur no-fly zone, agrees to aid for the two million who have lost their homes in the violence. And: Sudan security attacks refugee camp twice in one week.

 Bloomberg criticizes MTA for “bloated payrolls” and “out-of-control” spending, advises fare hike only as a last resort.

 Amid increased threats and demonstrations, French nationals begin evacuating Ivory Coast.

 Red-light special: It’s singles’ night at a Wal-Mart in Germany.

 Man who served in Persian Gulf war sues Army over reactivation.

 The Kevin F. Sherry Sweater Project: Kevin found all of his sweaters from the late ’80s. Here they are.

 Mad Max Perkins, publishing executive, flexes his angst on the world of books.

 TMN’s own Danny Gregory named one of the top 10 humor books of 2004 at Amazon!

 New Yorkers: Buy a photo of your building from 1940.

 She is a daughter of a Mexican migrant farm worker. She is a former prison guard and federal agent, a Democrat and a lesbian. Lupe Valdez is the sheriff-elect of Dallas County in Texas.

 A magnificent collection of Saturday Night Live transcripts.

 How travel guidebooks are lying to you.

 A sincere thank-you to yesterday’s TMN benefactor!

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