Headlines from February 26, 2007

Attack at Iraq's Ministry of Municipalities kills 12, injures 42, including Iraqi vice president; Iraqi president being treated for exhaustion in Jordan.
Flashy Italian dressing skipping a generation.
When British grocer Sainsbury's promises its customers fair trade bananas, St. Lucia's economy is saved.
What makes someone a New Yorker? Jaywalking in front of an ambulance. Writer Sarah Vowell on her life in the city.
Breathalyzer's 75 percent lung cancer detection rate good, though not as good as cancer-sniffing dogs'.
Op: At a time when smoking is seen as a moral failing, Obama should consider stocking up on Nicorette.
Scientists use literature to prove repressed memories are a 19th-century creation. (Care to prove them wrong?)
Social psychologists tell us Oscar acceptance speeches would be more interesting with hostile audiences.
Delta Zeta's national chapter kicks out DePauw sisters for not fitting sorority girl stereotypes... er, not meeting recruiting goals.
Will Florida manatees be smart enough to head south when their power plant hot tubs close?
Somewhere in Manatee Country, kidnapped teen macgyvers himself free with a safety pin.
Republicans' five-point plan to win the Iraq War debate.
Older adults more inclined to make errors in recollection, also are more confident about their memories.
Bangkok's blueprint for air-quality turnaround (pollution down by 47 percent, despite 40 percent more vehicles).
Anthony Doerr on the amount of garbage a small family produces daily.
The Berkshires recycle their own currency on a one-year trial.
The BBC's terrific "India Rising" podcasts.
James Cameron has found Jesus Chris, literally, and contends that he didn't rise from the dead.
New U.N. boss deftly avoids saying anything that would surprise you.
Gates: How to make America speed rather than skate forward.
Without ice this year, the Dutch don't get to skate their regular 125 miles.
Glenn Gould just looks better in the snow.
A short story in pictures: "Alex the Weather Boy." See also, three-dimensional chalk drawings.
Birnbaum on the week in books you should be able to discuss were you not still thinking about Helen Mirren's plumage.
Everything you need to know about the wild parrots of Brooklyn.
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