23 January 2004 By The Morning News — 23 Jan 2004 New York's currently: doing things a little nutty Iraqi leaders push Bush administration to drop caucus system as leading Shiite cleric finds new ways to protest. Point-by-point fact-checking on Cheney's interview with NPR. All-out war between Brooklyn residents and developer/new-Nets owner Bruce Ratner. Two Halliburton employees took $6 million in kickbacks for scoring work for a Kuwaiti company. Renderings of Santiago Calatrava's new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Gawker Media launches D.C. dish site Wonkette. 50,000-year-old mammoth skull discovered in gravel pit. Wide-ranging if glossy analysis of university systems around the world. The article that became the book: 2002's 'Power and Weakness' by Robert Kagan. Survey of art shows in Brooklyn. Etiquette tips for packing a gun. Interview with Kobi Shimoni, Israel's right-wing rapper. In recreational football the offensive line is a repository for boys too fat, too slow, or too awkward to be trusted with the ball. Inside the mind of a successful center. Photo: Abandoned paper mill in Paris. It's about time someone made a Law & Order coloring book.