Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Headlines for Friday, February 16, 2007
Evening Edition
Sending 17,500 troops to Iraq is only the “tip of the iceberg,” says Army Chief of Staff.
Horror stories of Valentine’s Day travel.
Clay Risen on Cheney’s competition for Worst Vice-President Ever. See also, Risen on America’s bipolar foreign policy.
Animated flight patterns over the U.S.
Map shows which side of the road certain countries drive on.
New York geeks will recognize the Death Star in the Union Square subway station.
Speaking of geeks, top 10 Darwinian pick-up lines. See also, robotic retinas, and love in the laboratory.
Put your tiny kitchen’s hot-water pipe to work.
Aphrodisiac competition between oysters and chocolate requires judges to copulate between rounds.
Chips and salsa are possibly 6,100 years old.
List of secret off-the-menu items at restaurants, stores. See also, how to cadge complimentary drinks.
Big list of places to watch TV for free online.
Video: A lot of soft rock.
Afternoon Edition
Accused of murdering the American editor of Russian Forbes, suspects don’t show up in court.
Candidates for the next president of Russia.
Rogue aid: Development assistance that stifles real progress while hurting ordinary citizens.
A cheat sheet to the North Korean nuke deal.
Pilot of hijacked Air Mauritania plane uses French, rough landing to foil bad guy.
City of Oakland sues its own housing authority over terrible conditions of public housing.
When I was in college, I marched against racism, and now there isn’t racism anymore.
Sarah Hepola in today’s Digest tours the YouTube hits you were too busy to watch this week.
The annual Defective Yeti “make your own Oscar pool” tool.
Photos and best-ever tasting tour of an immaculate 65,000-bottle private wine cellar.
Life-changing effects claimed for 20 comics.
Missing early Cézanne to go on display in Florence in March.
It’s weird when you watch women’s tennis now with all the grunting and shouting. It’s a bit like phone sex. Robin Williams on tennis.
Leave us a message (preferably not during sex) at 718-371-1016 to let us know how you’re currently doing.
Morning Edition
Information lacking as to why China is spraypainting an entire mountain green.
Harry Reid forces Senators to work tomorrow, even ones running for President.
Many presidential “firsts” possible in the 2008 race.
Congress rakes JetBlue over coals for “holding passengers hostage” during weather delays.
Murtha plans bill that may have teeth enough to stop Bush’s new troop deployment.
Sharia-friendly services now available at many Western banks.
Los Angeles Times continues its excellent detailed reporting of Iraq missions and troop movements.
Aching Prose Awards for dubious achievements in Valentine’s Day reporting.
Variety of barriers bar opposition parties from pursuing elections in Russia.
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