23 August 2007: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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As is common practice on risky projects, demolition work at ground zero is being carried out by a shell corporation.
Pakistani Supreme Court allows former PM, exiled in 2000, to return to the homeland.
White House takes Office of Administration off list of bodies covered by Freedom of Information Act, but forgets to update the website.
Albanian blood feuds have a 21st-century resurgence, making the Hatfields and McCoys look positively weak.
Denmark pays ransom for release of hostages on Somali pirate ship.
Helsinki's Hotel Katajanokka offers a Best Western feel in a former prison.
Faced with declining circulation, National Geographic predicts redheads will be extinct by 2060.
America is so very, very alone when it comes to measurement.
Unsatisfied with "Tomcruise," "Charlie," or "God," Thai Minister of Culture longs for "the simple and often more pastoral nicknames of yore."
YouTube to introduce ads, citing survey claiming viewers love them--though the test ad was The Simpsons trailer.
Because toy recalls aren't always front-page news, yard sales and eBay are still selling dangerous fun.
If there was a MySpace for spooks, you certainly wouldn't know about it.
Angry op-ed leads to a comprehensive list of "blogging done well."
American Idol for the literate.
