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Headlines for 9 May 2006

New York’s currently: having the longest real spring in recent years

 White House calls Iranian president’s letter a ploy. See also, when to lob.

 Moussaoui would like to retract his guilty plea because now, he says, he understands he can get a fair trial in America.

 At least 30 killed in Iraq yesterday.

 Did former CIA executive director “Dusty” steer contracts to friend Wilkes, aka “bud of Duke”?

 The monumental task of warning future generations.

 A great deal of what purported to be humor related to the Director and his age. FBI report/review of Laugh-In episode.

 Columbia students and street cons.

 David Blaine fails to set breath-holding record, lasts 7 minutes after spending 177 hours under water.

 Final year of swim tests for UNC graduates; few colleges still require their grads to tread.

 EBay is not where you want to spend a fortune on art.

 Little Sister protects China’s internet.

 I really believed that they were real, they were true. The case of the Nigerian letter scammers and a Massachusetts psychotherapist.

 Nigerian mp3 blog, Naija Jams.

 South Africa’s Zuma is cleared of rape, says he’s sorry he didn’t use a condom.

 U.N. aid workers exploiting girls throughout Liberaia, says report.

 Profile of Popbitch, the email newsletter we can’t seem to unsubscribe from.

 A brief history of “baby-daddies” and “baby-mamas.”

 Nature’s worst mothers: blood drinkers, infant abandoners, those who feed baby flesh to siblings.

 Scientists pick the top 10 sci-fi films.

 There are lots of causes for yawns, but why are yawns contagious?

 The remarkably high-tech world of selling, scoring, and scamming World Cup tickets.

 Front page Times articles soon to have, hopefully, fewer anecdotal leads.

 Neil Diamond on his unlikely immigrant-rights theme song.

 Sixty-four versions of “Stairway to Heaven.”

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