New York's currently: brewing coffee with coffee, metaphorically Jury doesn't reach consensus and Moussaoui gets life sentence. Op: Witness a noble jury refusing a terrorist his martyrdom and a state its scapegoat. House narrowly passes Abramoff-inspired lobbying legislation that's a far cry from
New York's currently: finding Greenpoint ashes in Fort Greene and thinking, seems familiar Mexico's Fox to legalize nearly all popular drugs and narcotics for personal use. The scale of this year's spring Taliban attacks alarms officials, though the Taliban doesn't make the
New York's currently: developing an allergy for every situation Hundreds of thousands of immigrants skip work, school in peaceful protests across the U.S. Yesterday's demonstrations employed multiple tactics--though some proved more successful than others. Iraqi army graduation turns ugly when Sunni grads are told
New York's currently: grape crazy! Deadline for Darfur peace agreement passes with no accord. Kadima signs up Shas for coalition government in Israel (by leaving evacuating settlements off the table). White House plan to lower gas prices won't do much, says White House. Even Limbaugh feels
New York's currently: a la luz de la aurora Hoping to stem rising gasoline costs, Senate Republicans propose $100 rebate for taxpayers and extra taxes on oil companies. ExxonMobil announces first-quarter earnings, is on track to break last year's record profits. Iraq's top
New York's currently: about to completely unravel, possibly Sister of Iraq's new vice-president gunned down, two weeks after another of her brothers was murdered. FEMA yanks back housing benefits from thousands of hurricane evacuees. FEMA is in shambles, beyond repair, and should be abolished, say
New York's currently: thanking you for this balloon mug filled with Tootsie Pops, not really meaning it Bush proposes using the strategic petroleum reserve to offset high gas prices--though he already tried this, and it didn't work. Fox News commentator Tony Snow to step in
New York's currently: avoiding the doctor for another ten years McCarthy's lawyer says in the WaPo she didn't leak jail secrets; "senior intel officer" says she wasn't a "key source." Third attack at a Sinai resort in two
New York's currently: dreaming of square footage Evidence of torture and abuse found at Iraqi jails as recently as February--and stemming it is no longer a priority. Only a month into its control of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas is already internationally isolated, deep in debt, and in
New York's currently: sometimes dream burdened, sometimes more chris burden-ed China gives nothing solid during discussions with U.S., gets Falun Gong in the face. A day of indignities for Chinese President Hu. Despite shoot-to-kill curfew, thousands of Nepalese protesters return to the streets. With
