18 December 2006: Afternoon By The Morning News — 18 Dec 2006 Navy veteran, whistle-blower relates details of 97 days in accidental U.S. detention. German opera boldly decapitates Muhammad. German portraits of despair at the Met; Top 10 worst-selling books in Germany this year. Judith Regan fired following O.J. Simpson book scandal. Reader extraordinaire Robert Birnbaum on the best books he digested this year. One reporter sits through six time-share condo spiels so you don't have to. Sherlock and Hieronymus truly crossed in young art-thievery detective. Evan Bayh pulls out of a White House race already dominated by two candidates. It is not credible to simultaneously say you are opposed to the war and continue to support funding for the war--why Kucinich is running. Dick Armey on the Republicans' decision to offend Hispanics. Dickens knew people so well, he's now used for diagnosis. Top Indian runner fails gender test. Discovering what it's like to last 352 days without buying anything. Alternative holiday cards; the Christmas-tree poster. Making the case for the world's wealthy to eliminate extreme poverty.
