20 June 2007: Morning

  • Israel allows 140 Russians to leave Gaza, remains tight-lipped on fates of Palestinians who also want to flee.
  • Questions and answers about the Palestinian territories' two governments.
  • Unlike East Germany's government, Hamas has been democratically elected. Why the West Bank is not like West Berlin.
  • Palestinians in Gaza: vulnerable, afraid, shamed by infighting.
  • We reject attempts to divide Palestine into two parts and to pass Hamas off as an extreme and dangerous force.
  • Recent civilian casualties, particularly children in Afghanistan, have many accusing U.S. of causing unnecessary deaths.
  • Obama says his campaign made a "dumb mistake" in slandering Hillary for being friendly with Indians.
  • New York mayor Mike Bloomberg leaves the Republican party.
  • Vatican issues "Drivers' Ten Commandments," urging drivers to use moral sense and pray behind the wheel.
  • Increased levels of "tattoo regret" lead to more tattoo-removal business.
  • Smithsonian regrets chief's legacy: 10 weeks of vacation per year, earning millions on the side.
  • Committee that recommended Rushdie for knighthood never discussed any political ramifications.
  • Charles Saatchi buys young art student's entire show; 14-year-old to conduct his own ballet at Moscow's New Opera.
  • Partial list of loot reaped from Sopranos prop auction.
  • Man in wheelchair commits armed robbery with fake leg, makes off with cash and beer.
  • Video of the first manta ray born in captivity.
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