Headlines from November 28, 2005

New York's currently: stuffed
Saddam's trial resumes after 10 Sunni Arabs are arrested for plotting to kill the judge, cops say.
Though far less prevalent, Afghanistan sees rise in Iraq-style insurgent violence.
Katrina victims leapfrog over thousands of poor Americans on waiting lists for public housing.
Pharmaceutical companies recruit cheerleaders to sell drugs.
Hot female chess masters use sex to draw attention to the game (see the world chess beauty contest).
China restores water in Harbin, then faces thousands of homeless residents after earthquake, nevermind a deadly mine blast.
New Yorkers panic: bedbugs are back in the big apple.
City begins preparing for possible transit strike in December.
When this year's M&M balloon crashed into a light pole, injuring two, NBC showed last year's footage while the anchors spouted endorsements.
Op: Is depressing architecture to blame for France's riots?
Goldman Sachs has about $10 billion for bonuses this year, but it's all about how the money's carved up.
Hilarious notes from the initial meeting of the Corduroy Appreciation Club.
Members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra accused of looking too miserable.
Discount chains trumped specialty shops for Thanksgiving-weekend retail dollars.
Secret numbers and tips to reach the human inside the phone tree.
Mexican immigration stops American and Canadian Christmas trees at the border.
Annie Proulx on Richard Avedon's western photographs.
Andrew Wylie on the financial threats of Google's plan to scan the world.
Bob Woodward--court biographer, investigative reporter, or both?
How to fix Mom and Dad's computer.