16 December 2002 By The Morning News — 16 Dec 2002 New York's currently: certainly not fooled by your rocks Canada vs. U.S.: Always ugly, and always about that damn space-arm. Second-ranking Senate Republican Don Nickles wants Lott out of the building. Alabama senator Richard Shelby defended Lott: 'I think we should not lynch him.' Transit strike postponed, for now. States debate feasibility of universal healthcare. Defense Department considering covert propaganda missions in friendly countries to sway public opinion. Related: Archive of U.S. propaganda in the Middle East. Stand-up comedy called deadly weapon in Venezuelan protests against Chavez. Gore hits the hot tub on SNL, then tells Ed Bradley he's not running for President. Gee-Dub-Dub sent out a million Hallmark Christmas cards this year. I wish I had a popsicle as sweet / As kisses from impulsive androgynes / With tentacles the hue of fresh-tossed wheat / Extending gently, tracing tender lines. The Exquisite Sonnet Project, with each poem written by 14 different people. NYT Magazine's Year in Ideas, featuring super-new concepts like remote-controlled rats, Yamamoto's Adidas shoes, and the ambulance-homicide theory. Shopping with Google: Froogle. Only 9 days now, but still... The 10 Days of Christmas. Representatives from 40 or more of New York's 100-year-old stores get together for gin daisies. Polar bear books.
