Headlines from June 24, 2008

Violence in Iraq at its lowest level since 2004, mainly due to increase in trained Iraqi troops.
Haiti battles violent reputation to improve tourism.
Reporters complain networks no longer want war on the airwaves.
Bush "quite pleased" with U.N.'s condemnation of Zimbabwe; London Times says U.K. has two contingency plans for military action.
One American dollar = 35,000,000,000 Zimbabwean dollars.
When it comes to positioning, Obama's neither elitist nor cool--he's a straight-up square.
Op: Obama did not kill the presidential financing system; the failure to reform it did.
Facts about the trend of southpaws in the White House.
Seinfeld: "Dying is hard. Comedy is harder."
Call it Macrosense, call it Citysense--either way, you are currently being tracked, analyzed, predicted, and measured for monetization.
Pool-owners irked by "dipping"--teenagers swimming with aid from Google Earth.
How the rise in unprintable band names is linked to the demise of F.C.C.-controlled business.
This is the first gig I've been to where almost everyone in the audience hoped and expected to leave in pain. My Bloody Valetine Roundhouse show.
Parisians won't exercise for Radiohead.
Following a meeting, Iraqi council member fires on U.S. soldiers, killing two.
Obama camp works to soundly rebut rumors that he was Muslim--without offending Muslims.
Photographing secret government satellites is one method of political discourse.
I agree that a terrorist attack would be likely to help John McCain...this may well be the aim of the terrorists.
In Bali, terrorists continue operations from prison with ease.
Terror-themed restaurant opens in Lebanon, serves R.P.G sandwiches.
"This...is the greatest day of my life." Inside the minds of free-range chickens and other animals.
Map depicts the percentage of countries' G.D.P.s that flow back to immigrants' homelands.
"I wanna play a priest who strangles children." Kevin Smith remembers George Carlin.
Big improvements on math, reading exams for N.Y.C. kids prompt critics to question scores.
Worldwide, microbes are attacking historic landmarks; somewhere, M. Night Shyamalan got an idea for a new movie.
Astronomers scour The Odyssey, posit the exact date of Odysseus's return from the Trojan War.
I guess I'm old-fashioned; I like a guy to email first. TMN's Sarah Hepola on booty-call text messages.
Love sonnets for the modern age.