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Headlines for 15 March 2006

New York’s currently: layering, de-layering, re-layering

 Israeli forces invade Palestinian prison, seize six inmates wanted in the 2001 assassination of Israel’s tourism minister. (Photos of the raid.)

 Please note: If you are ever a lawyer in a terrorism trial, don’t let your mother talk to reporters, lest she tell them that you probably weren’t listening to the judge.

 Iranian president’s hardline approach not working so well, which isn’t working at all for his colleagues.

 In continued violence, 86 men discovered strangled or shot in Baghdad.

 Ambien users wake up with mouthfuls of food, wrecked kitchens, extra weight.

 …Features a choice of loud tones, a flashing strobe, or vibrating pad… A list of the most annoying alarm clocks.

 Mike Wallace announces his retirement from 60 Minutes this spring.

 “Dog poop girl” exposes the trouble with shaming in South Korea.

 The “good Nazi” who shielded more than 200,000 Chinese from Japanese troops at the onset of World War II.

 Ms. Deaf Texas struck, killed by train, perhaps while text messaging.

 The odds have been updated, children can be helped, books can be won, and the ToB is only five days away!

 Neal Pollack finds pizza, Morrissey, and the backfiring of hip parenthood—all in about four seconds.

 Why Matisyahu (a.k.a. Phish fanatic Matthew Miller of White Plains, N.Y.) is “the oldest act in the show-business book.”

 File under “Easier than we thought.”

 North Korea, the Musical.

 Luna, the killer whale/reincarnated Indian chief, dies doing what he loved most—playing with boats.

 Heads up to counterfeiters—no such thing as a billion-dollar bill.

 And the middle finger? “I’m good for at least one a day,” Sotardi said. Man drives slow—really slow.

 Bookmark guide to Dylan’s early ’60s Greenwich Village.

 Jonathan Safran Foer’s brother wants to tell you all about how he won the U.S. Memory Championship.

 The paper route.

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