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Headlines for 18 October 2004

New York’s currently: preparing Jon Stewart’s key to the city

 Fighting rages in Fallujah with intense battles around the insurgent-held city.

 Nov. 2nd election to be scrutinized by more than 25,000 poll watchers.

 Jon Stewart goes on Crossfire to beg for less spin, calls Tucker Carlson “a dick” (many video clips here).

 We’re an empire now. Bush and his extremely tight circle of advisors have no doubts when it comes to their decisions.

 Nick Denton to release long sought-after Ed Wood porn film.

 TMN’s Matthew Baldwin to read in Seattle tonight about expert ghost hunters.

 Poland’s president expresses displeasure with Iraq situation, though no mention of John Kerry’s absent-mindedness.

 The Brazil is surely the Chieftain tank of all the nuts. It’s a young man’s nut, of course. British actor Sir Christian Pyle remembers his favorite nuts.

 Examples of terrible architecture in Beijing.

 Pat Buchanan: “Lesbian” is a cold, hard word. Rush Limbaugh: Saying you’re a lesbian is like saying you’ve had an abortion.

 Rituals of the Gang of 500—Washington’s chatterers—as laid out by “The Note’s” Mark Halperin, and read by Karl Rove and the Clintons.

 Everything you need to know about skinheads but were afraid to ask.

 Photos: Martin Wolf Wagner; Abelardo Morell; Seze Devres.

 Best-seller lists explained, though how they’re assembled so differently is still a mystery.

 Ask the plat du jour what’s for dinner.

 Everything’s doing crap. Joseph Lelyveld talks to many Wisconsinites about the candidates, while Matt Taibbi goes undercover with grass-root right-wingers.

 Red Sox stave off Yankees sweep.

 Video: Zany Japanese commercials involve toilets, penguins.

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