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Headlines for 10 February 2006

New York’s currently: anti-Kanye from the start, always-Mariah forever

 White House knew early on the levees were broken—killing the “surprised” claim—and now you can too.

 Bush offers foiled post-9/11 attack; intelligence officers offer snickers.

 Goss: Quit talking about our intel or you will break it!

 Pillar: Bush killed the link between intel and the White House a long time ago.

 French chocolate producers requested not to “crunch on” a crypt of dead soldiers’ remains.

 Mark-Paul Gosselaar accused of writing his own IMDb entry.

 Scan shows no progress in Sharon. Consider: Which is easier, swimming in syrup or swimming in water?

 Study finds popular songs are popular, and unpopular songs are unpopular, regardless of quality.

 Post-Andante, classical music culture still lives online.

 Detailed report on ways the NSA can tap that data.

 More wiretapping: Gretzky’s wife busted in gambling ring.

 With thousands attending protest in Malaysia, cartoons continue to incite Muslim fury.

 How did the rage build? And exactly where do the protesters get all those Danish flags?

 Police sergeant may lose his badge for jokes about raping brides, molesting his own son, etc.

 The “About Me” page on Jack Bauer’s Friendster profile.

 Hey, MacGyver: one of your last chances to win a free copy of Danny Gregory’s new book!

 Timeline of art history; timeline of Katrina; timeline of an Argentinian family, in pictures.

 It’s not hard to figure out why Treisman wants his copy (sell! sell! sell!), but how about explaining Murakami’s popularity in Russia?

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