New York's currently: not walking through that bunch of pigeons A peace treaty could clear the path toward new nuclear talks between North Korea and the U.S. Hamas deploys Palestinian security force--a move Abbas vetoed last month. Conflicts between Taliban fighters and police in Afghanistan take
New York's currently: hoping for more peaks, fewer valleys White House agrees to brief intel committees on wiretapping operation. Verizon denies turning over your local calls to the spooks--though it may be happy to share your long-distance bills. A moving defense of selling crack. FBI tracking
New York's currently: grilling reality stars New border deployment means National Guard units will swap training for border stints, where they won't provide military force. Op: In immigration address, Bush searches for the middle ground that's already on the Senate floor. [Transcript here.] Bush
New York's currently: got its fingers crossed on a number of fronts Bush to call for thousands of National Guard troops to play border patrol. Iraqi police, often suspected in Sunni killings, under close watch by U.S. troops. 200,000 slums in the world. Half of gadgets
New York's currently: breeding carrier pigeons, learning smoke signals Bush defends vast domestic telephone-record surveillance; says it's lawful, doesn't mention under what laws. "Considerable circumstantial evidence" now links al Qaeda to the July 7 London bombings. In foiled Australian threat, terrorists
New York's currently: serving in the rain NSA building "world's largest database" to contain every call ever made within the U.S. Skinny physicians in love evangelize thinning America. A.M. Rosenthal dies at 84. George Lutz dies at 59. The U.S. is
New York's currently: stuck somewhere between 20 and 30 percent gray Republicans in Congress negotiate five-year, $70 billion tax break; see the chart to find out how much you get. Is support for this regime in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ (PBUH) or Moses (PBUH)
New York's currently: having the longest real spring in recent years White House calls Iranian president's letter a ploy. See also, when to lob. Moussaoui would like to retract his guilty plea because now, he says, he understands he can get a fair trial in America.
New York's currently: through fields of cattle, through fields of cane Amid intense G.O.P. criticism, White House nominates Gen. Michael Hayden for CIA director role. Over the weekend in Baghdad, 43 bodies were found, each shot at close range; series of car bombs kills 14. White
New York's currently: cinco de everything Senate passes $109 billion emergency spending bill for wars, hurricanes, and Rhode Island. Largest Darfur rebel group agrees to peace deal--two smaller groups are unhappy with the terms, however. Building costs for WTC memorial steaming toward $1 billion--will planning begin
