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Headlines for 16 September 2004

New York’s currently: feeling for its southern cousins

 Seven reported killed in the U.S. by Ivan, with more than 60 dead in the Caribbean. (See map of hurricane’s path.)

 You would be surprised at how far a can of orange soda would go. Details of changes made to interrogation techniques at Abu Ghraib.

 Houston airport uses volunteers on horseback to keep forests free of terrorists.

 State department moves Iraq reconstruction money to security detail, hoping for pre-election (you pick which one) stability.

 Ivins says Bush’s “flip-flop” campaign needs no watering to survive, similar to Japanese flip-flap plant, requiring no attention.

 Johnny Ramone of The Ramones dies of prostate cancer. Related: See End of the Century, the Ramones documentary.

 Op-ed: When there are elections in Muslim countries, most voters—even in Pakistan—reject parties that sympathize with the extremists.

 What Annan means when he now says invading Iraq was illegal.

 Videos: Richard Strauss.

 You know he’s born again, you know he’s a Christian, but does anyone have a clue about the details of Bush’s faith?

 Explore zipcodes.

 Videos: Expensive Kryptonite bike locks defeated by ballpoint pen in 30 seconds.

 French cafés to improve service, comfort levels, hygiene to attract customers.

 14 illegal immigrants testified against Moussaoui as trade for visa to stay in the U.S., but prosecutor chose only three as helpful.

 MP3 of John Cage’s 4’33”.

 I think about Hemingway and Faulkner and how it ended for them. Profile of Philip Roth, taken from interview in his West Side studio. (See excerpt from new book.)

 NYC: Artbots invade Harlem.

 Hey! Ho! Thank you to yesterday’s person who got rid of the guilties by donating to TMN!

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