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Headlines for 8 March 2006

New York’s currently: no wiser, but more aleck-y

 Twenty-three bodies—all men, most hanged—found dumped in Baghdad.

 U.S. and Russia square shoulders against Iran, barely.

 Not that Iran cares, suckers.

 Patriot Act renewed, including new provisions for roving wiretaps and full records access.

 House Republicans agree to allow vote that may scuttle Bush’s ports deal.

 Scientists love mentally retarded Turkish family who can’t walk upright.

 Military groups win access to sharks’ minds.

 The Iron Fist of Freedom. Relevant and Ready. Viper Strikes and Healing Hands. Potential titles for a U.S. Army-sponsored novel.

 Gordon Parks dies at 93, Ali Farka Toure at 67.

 U.N. agency buys insurance against potential drought in Ethiopia.

 Can we endorse it? Who knows?! But betting on the ToB may win you books and will definitely support a good cause.

 Trash talking hurts the heart.

 Best of NY: best lesbian bar, best collectible toys, best trompe l’oeil painter.

 Manhattan building celebrates when its celebrities flee.

 Smallest coolest apartment contest.

 New York gyno-martyr has had 3,091 pelvic exams—all to train gentler doctors.

 British woman can’t use frozen embryos without consent from sperm provider.

 Britons watch more internet than television.

 Caught shilling for Wal-Mart, bloggers get a bit defensive.

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