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Headlines for 21 June 2006

New York’s currently: a wonderful place to lose kids

 Iraqis say U.S. soldiers, found in “insurgent hotbed,” were tortured and beheaded, then booby-trapped.

 Soldiers’ families upset to learn news first from media, not military.

 Op: $135 million for Klimt’s “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” is a deal if you keep A-Rod in mind.

 Story of the stolen Sidekick leads to arrest, humiliation, military reprimands.

 Leading Saddam Hussein defense lawyer abducted and killed in Baghdad.

 Kerry says he’s not under pressure to withdraw his exit proposal; over his shoulder, Dodd gives a wink.

 Republicans shelve immigration in-fighting for the fall.

 High-tech cheating devices injure competing Chinese students.

 Clearance turf wars in D.C. hinge on dueling polygraph tests.

 Arkansas Christians gradually adapt to Wal-Mart’s imported Jews.

 The Devil Wears Prada: New York’s feel-good indictment of the summer and apparently Gay Talese’s new favorite film.

 Beauty products for hot months in Manhattan.

 Homeless children barred from checking out books from Indiana library.

 Terrific before and after the Greenpoint warehouse fire, by Thomas Brodin.

 Pressure-washing tips so you can avoid destroying your back deck. See also, top 10 coolest bbq grills.

 International customs for traveling businesspeople.

 In TMN’s Digest, Rosecrans Baldwin on this week’s Mp3s.

 Weather across Georgia will be perfect. Absolutely perfect. You know why. The 700 Club does the weather report.

 New progressive journal, Democracy, launches online and on newsstands.

 One hundred awesome music videos available on YouTube.

 Artist Dan Price, as seen on TMN, heads on world tour with a camera.

 Khoi Vinh’s Blockwriter, for writers who paste too much.

 Whales slap flatulent prey.

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