18 September 2002 By The Morning News — 18 Sep 2002 New York's currently: getting all the news it needs on the weather report Iraq agrees to unconditional weapons inspections; Russia and France swiftly glad to drop any resolution hinting war if Saddam doesn't comply. California's power failures in 2000 and 2001 blamed on five energy companies that withheld electricity. Santa Cruz city leaders and medical pot advocates hand out joints to a dozen sick people. Conan O'Brien thinks he's Lyndon Johnson: a persuasive Texan with a huge cock who's done lots for civil rights. New York's Korean grocers agree to pay workers minimum wage and overtime. Author Michel Houellebecq in court for calling Islam 'stupid' in his book. The business of publishing: Authors of The Nanny Diaries move onto third agent, disappointed about literary status and cash. When I saw the dead and dying children in Afghanistan, I felt a newly recovered sense of national security. Anarchist threatened with West Virginia justice. What makes more sense than hot girls on caskets? Australian 'Moo Joose,' an alcoholic milkshake, banned by government. Online Journalism Awards lists finalists.
