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Headlines for 17 July 2006

New York’s currently: buttered

 The reason Arab nations are blaming Hezbollah for the current Israel conflict: fear of Iran.

 What they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this [expletive] and it’s over,” Bush said with his mouth full as he buttered a piece of bread.

 Gunmen kill 42 in market south of Baghdad.

 Sunnis, once opposed to the American presence in Iraq, now say U.S. troops are needed for protection from Shiite militias.

 Washington Post’s Dana Priest says the paper possesses better intel resources than the spooks.

 Business reporters at big-wig conferences have little choice but to report the weather.

 Video clips of newscaster gaffes.

 Urine could hold and/or be the key to extended space travel.

 List of villains unlikely to battle Superman in future sequels.

 Head-buttering experts agree: Zidane showed pro form.

 New proposal would offer $1 million to one lucky voter in Arizona.

 Why do we dream? Scientists don’t know, but they have some ideas.

 Vive la Force! Star Wars in Paris.

 Like movie studios, some restaurants chop up their reviews to sound scrumptious-er.

 Publishers want higher billing in movies based on their books.

 Robert Birnbaum on the week in books.

 Mr. Coors caught drinking and driving—the real shame would be if it was after a Bud or five.

 Saddam’s nine-day hunger strike more of a “sweet coffee and other liquids” strike.

 Nebraska no longer the progressive bastion of the midwest it used to be.

 Because of global outsourcing, the Mumbai train bombings have companies around the world concerned.

 Berlin Love Parade back after two year break/recovery period.

 Ernst Choukula was born the third child to Estonian landowers in the late autumn of 1873. Count Chocula in Wikipedia.

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