20 November 2006: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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"Most Americans don't understand something equivalent to the Marshall Plan has been accomplished in Iraq," says Army official.
Newark's mayor leaves his battle pad; "a good story, but it's bullcrap," says Amiri Baraka.
Robert Birnbaum in today's Digest on facing off with Pynchon (and Ford) come turkey-time.
South Park animators discuss how they created "Make Love, Not Warcraft."
The Corduroy Appreciation Club, fine savants of whales, welcomed Jonathan Ames as a keynote speaker.
No more Ash trees in Central Park, not when urban foresters have to look 50 years into the future.
TVNewser, the broadcast news blog executives (and Brian Williams) read.
One might even be tempted to say that we took rather a thumping. Bertie and Jeeves discuss the mid-term elections.
For $20,000 in Moscow, you can buy a police light, siren, and special license plate to avoid traffic.
How to give the (online) finger to obnoxious drivers.
Santa's workshop (i.e. China) is experiencing labor shortages.
In Indonesia, Bush says that demonstrations against him are signs of a healthy democracy.
Killing the Supreme Court with kindness--in the form of poisonous cookies--may be unwise.
Food for our new cat-dog friends (see Friday's headlines)
An unintentionally erotic Aquapet, and an intentionally erotic Aquapark.
