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Headlines for 28 October 2004

New York’s currently: cheering for Boston until lunch, and then it’s back to normal

 Red Sox win World Series under lunar eclipse; thankfully no one dies during post-game revels.

 Israelis, Palestinians fear chaos from power vacuum if Arafat falls permanently (for now, Sharon will allow him to fly abroad for treatment).

 Iraqis describe “orgy of theft” at Al Qaqaa, days after American troops swept by in April 2003.

 West Elm beds fail under coitus.

 Why do black women account for 72 percent of HIV infections in U.S. females when only 13 percent of Americans are black?

 List of hostages killed or currently held in Iraq.

 Legislation against luring bears with pastries, and then shooting them, prompts hunters to reconsider what’s fair about baiting.

 Desired: Esopus magazine.

 Composer explains how music is scored for news shows, including the mandatory “dead Pope” music, for when the Pope finally dies.

 Details of those murdered—soldier, politicians, journalist—yesterday in Iraq.

 Top 100 American speeches.

 In America, it’s only white trash who upgrade. Moscow realtor bemoans fellow citizens’ taste for improving their fancy cars rather than discussing Kurt Vonnegut.

 Judge ends GOP effort to contest 35,000 voters in Ohio.

 58,000 absentee ballots in transit to voters go missing in Florida.

 What things are made of, and how they’re designed.

 Interns from Eliot Spitzer’s office report endless drudgery, occasional breathless euphoria.

 “They Will Know Us By Our T-Shirts,” a blog from within Christian retail.

 Video: How to fold a shirt, perfectly.

 Cluster balloons (see here) of gratitude and praise for yesterday’s TMN backer/donor/big-time friend.

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