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Headlines for 21 October 2004

New York’s currently: not sure why Babe Ruth would curse anybody in the first place

 Condoleeza Rice hits the campaign trail in swing states, breaking with the precedent that national security advisers do not get political.

 Highest ranking of soldiers charged with crimes at Abu Ghraib enters guilty plea.

 New York doctors giving flu shots to those not at high risk could face fines.

 A gallery of Bush bulges. His tailor says it’s a pucker, and he should know.

 Commuter plane crash on Tuesday interrupts the longest period of airline travel safety in U.S. history.

 Pat Robertson says President Bush told him prior to the Iraq invasion that there would be no casualties in the war; White House denies the statement, but still: Pat Robertson?

 Red Sox eliminate Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS—yep, they’re going to the World Series, and they want to break the Curse of the Bambino.

 Bloomberg busted with beer at Meadowlands on Sunday.

 “Planet formation is violent, slow, and messy.”

 The legendary, yet obscure, Jandek plays live in Scotland.

 Artist Corinne May Botz and a gallery of her dollhouse crime scenes.

 Hotdog from final Expos game goes for a record price (for a hotdog) at auction, and is then mummified.

 The flu virus is airborne. Try to be a little less mouthy and keep your piehole shut. Mr. Sun’s flu tips.

 Rat-infested Mexican town discovers that an army of cats just doesn’t work.

 Could you pass eighth-grade math? Did you pass eighth-grade math? Take the test now.

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