Headlines from October 1, 2007

Czech citizens conflicted over being friendly with the U.S., letting it install a missile defense system Russia vehemently opposes.
Newest twist in Russian politics is Putin as prime minister, not president.
Concurrent Technologies and Commonwealth Research Institute now hiring military men for "no-work" jobs.
Navy struggles with how to communicate with alien life forms, aka MySpacers.
In case you missed the profile of sensitive scamp Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in this week's Parade...
50th anniversary of Sputnik's launch gets us thinking: Space races are kind of fun, right?
Trader upset his girlfriend cashed the $100,000 check he gave her as a promise to quit using drugs, hitting strip clubs, and buying sex.
Medical screeners, lawyers hunt for defendants, join forces in Sizzler parking lots.
If you haven't drunk the "Getting Things Done" Kool-Aid yet, you will soon.
Mountain View's town-and-gown relationship with Google.
"I find it hard to believe that someone, someday, won't find a way to compromise the information on my child's fingerprint." Lunchroom biometric scans don't fly with parents.
Radiohead's new album has no record label or physical form--and the price is up to you.
In sad monkey news, escaped chimp at British zoo is shot dead as part of "standard procedure."
Photos: Bouquets, calamine make strong showings at the Annual Poison Oak Festival.
Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 15 at a police checkpoint in Pakistan--authorities are trying to figure out if it was a man or woman.
Iraqi government says number of civilians killed in bombings and shootings has "plunged."
U.S. maintains top spot in supplying weapons to the developing world.
Figures: Fatal plane crashes drop 65 percent; reports of baggage mishandling have doubled since 2002.
Secret security camera in lower Manhattan that's been monitoring license plates for the past six months no longer a secret.
It's true that newspaper subscriptions are down, but that's part of the plan, see?

The man who discovered tainted toothpaste--just by reading the label one morning.