27 September 2006
By The Morning News
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27 Sep 2006
New York's currently: crisping up real nice Bush declassifies parts of National Intelligence Estimate report, blames political sabotage meant to "create confusion in the minds of the American people." What the report says: Al Qaeda may not be the threat it once was , but the Iraq war is spawning new jihadists , and the administration's policies aren't helping . (Full text here. [PDF, 66K])
Fearing reprisals, German theater company cancels play that depicts the beheading of Mohammed. FDA says spinach is safe to eat, so long as it isn't from certain California fields. Paul Newman doesn't like the food at his new Westport restaurant. NYC's Health Department wants to force restaurants to stop using trans fats ; Blue Smoke has some rough looking fries. New anti-drug ads don't claim pot will kill you, just that it'll make you eat a lot of chips. Dog eats starter chip, now gets to sit in front seat ; three-year-old buys convertible on eBay. Seventy-two artists make 15-minute time waster. Video games are always too hard or too easy, but never take exactly 40 hours to finish. Mike is a bear of a man who could easily pass for a bear, and has in fact been contacted by zoos to fill in when the real bear was ill. Woody Allen, crime writer. John Warner responds to our feature on Monday. The Republicans who think it would be better to lose this time around. News crews, comedians flock to auction house to see what happens when watercolors by Hitler are for sale. White House drops $10 million to broadcast anti-Castro sitcoms from an airplane. "I feel it's an affront to me that someone with vapid tastes could be exposed to the stuff that I like. But again, that's because I'm a snob." CNN reports live from Inside the Indie Scene . Researchers spot the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker but forget the camera at home. Grad student cracks paleontological mystery while waiting on the subway platform.
