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Headlines for 11 May 2006

New York’s currently: serving in the rain

 NSA building “world’s largest database” to contain every call ever made within the U.S.

 Skinny physicians in love evangelize thinning America.

 A.M. Rosenthal dies at 84. George Lutz dies at 59.

 The U.S. is not publishing more books than ever—in 2005 it published 18,000 fewer titles than 2004.

 Confessions of an eBay store worker.

 U.K. to pay off the last of its WWII loans from the U.S. in December.

 Congress delays release of Army manual allowing tougher rules for irregular fighters, i.e., not fitting a “uniform standard” for treating detainees.

 America’s fastest-growing minority; Russia’s fast-approaching extinction.

 Russia to boost its military strength to counter the U.S., aka “Comrade Wolf.”

 Op: Continue Russia-bashing through the megaphone, Westies, and witness cheering Kremlin hard-liners.

 Drunk monkeys behave like humans.

 Study: Human intoxication does not transform alligators into docile creatures that enjoy wrestling.

 Older pop critics in print use Pitchfork to maintain credibility.

 Nice overview of main players in Norway’s death metal scene, including mp3s.

 Star of Star & Buc Wild fired after threatening to “R. Kelly” rival DJ’s daughter.

 More girls in a congressman’s family, more likely he is to vote liberal on “women’s issues.”

 Why doesn’t my belly button heal over?

 Mother bakes laxative cookies for teacher; teacher passes cookies out to students.

 Apples appear to be besting oranges.

 Former and current presidents Bush want trifecta, say Jeb would be great in the White House.

 Those crazy Itals! “Contentiously (No Surprise), Italians Name New President.”

 Time still left to see Lee Mullican’s paintings, or Army of Shadows.

 Industrially produced corn is what feeds famine victims, not the technicolor Swiss chard from your local farmers’ market.

 Attention copycats! Tomorrow is the TMN “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” Contest deadline!

 Video: The original Bottle Rocket.

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