26 September 2006
By The Morning News
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New York's currently: wham, bam, thank you spamassassin
White House chips away at objections to surveillance bill that would allow Bush to order domestic eavesdropping without a judge's approval.
Egyptian president's son Gamal Mubarak points to his country's nuclear future and pokes the White House in the eyes.
Explaining last week's unrest in Budapest, and why post-Oct. 1 you may see more.
Middle-class kids are more likely to win bigger money from private universities than children from low-income families.
Guantanamo guards get schooled on Ramadam since Muslim chaplains are no longer assigned to the camp.
TSA now allows liquids and gels on planes in small containers since the FBI says these "don't pose a real threat."
"Hysteria," the 19th-century catch-all disease, appears today under different names.
New York state comptroller busted by hotline he established for reporting corruption.
Guatemalan prison farm run by inmates and well-stocked with jacuzzis shut down.
Wired discovers cash in ATMs around the country is accessible through default passwords, much criminal hilarity ensues.
A snippy customer dumped a pile of returned clothes in the middle of the store, for all to see. Retail of virtual clothing features real-world headaches.
Birnbaum in yesterday's Digest on the books to read this week.
Buford: There are those of us who watch the Food Network at dinner-time, and those who do and still hate Rachael Ray.
New York calls popular restaurants daily to see who's got an open table for two at eight. (See also, what to find today at the Greenmarket.)
French doctors to attempt world's first human operation in zero-gravity.
RZA finds romantic solace in Russell Crowe's lyrics.
A scholary approach to the titles sequence of various seasons of The Wire.
Notice how the male one is ramrod straight. How to draw female comic characters. Also, the days of "The Boondocks" are probably done.
Doodles drawn by presidents.
Seven hundred hobo names read aloud.
