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Headlines for 27 March 2006

New York’s currently: toying with its meteorologists

 Protests held across the U.S. in support of illegal immigrants, whose choice of residence may soon be a felony.

 Illegal immigrants do the work other Americans won’t—and it’s no longer a question of wage.

 Bomb inside U.S.-Iraq base in Mosul kills at least 40; its target may have been Iraqi army recruits.

 Doctor admits to killing police officers under his care at a northern Iraq hospital.

 In today’s Tournament of Books, it’s Cormac McCarthy versus Whitney Terrell, and judge Anthony Doerr is ready to issue swift justice!

 The new bird-flu strategy: No stopping its spread, so don’t worry about killing birds, worry about making a vaccine.

 Kosher cellphones, as well those that play Christian ringtones, meet the demands of the faithful.

 Details revealed about the man believed responsible for Saturday’s house party murder in Seattle.

 You want healthier bacon? Researchers now have a pig that makes its own Omega-3 fatty acids.

 Sept. 11 victims’ families learn they’ll have access to their loved ones’ final audio.

 New Orleans is about to have its first elections since Katrina, and many argue not enough residents have returned to make it valid.

 Magic school inspires impoverished citizens in a South African shantytown.

 Morgan Spurlock address high school, jokes about “retarded kids in the back wearing helmets”; retarded kids in the back then led out.

 Duo wows basketball half-times with dozens of costume changes in just a few minutes.

 Tony Blair says the U.S. can be a difficult friend, best imagined with Hugh Grant saying it.

 NASA preps for Mars with a moon base, compares the project to a trailer hitch before a camping trip.

 Fashions of the future not unisex jumpsuits.

 Video: Baby Got Book.

 Pooh-sticks make good sport for lazy people.

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