New York's currently: disgusted with Albany politics With recruitment increasingly difficult, Army directive hopes to stave off manpower crisis by retaining worst soldiers. Praying for a hit, publishers ship huge numbers of books, and sellers ship them right back. 12,000 killed by insurgents, says Iraq's
New York's currently: chilly, not really "chilling" Bob Woodward on how Mark Felt became Deep Throat. Related: For many involved, it appears the real goal now is to cash in somehow. Three suicide bombings have killed 20 in Iraq today; attacks prove to be on a
New York's currently: wondering where's Bush's porno whistleblower? To fight food shortages, North Korea is sending millions of urban dwellers to work on farms each weekend. Twenty killed after mosque is bombed in southern Afghanistan. Mark Felt is "Deep Throat", and after
New York's currently: bucking the greenhouse effect France's "no" vote on E.U. membership spreads doubt on the integration's future; Netherlands expected to turn in a dismissal as well. Chirac, bruised from E.U. defeat, names Villepin new PM; Blair may see
New York's currently: finally seeing sunlight Bush offers aid for Palestinians, back-slaps for Abbas, and warnings for Israel. Op: "Their meeting demonstrated once again the tightrope Mr. Bush walks as he tries to engineer peace in the region, a situation in which he is less a
New York's currently: frivolous for fear of attack Iranian negotiators say they'll swap threats to restart nuke processing for a good aid package. Shiites dominating Iraq's transitional government agree to reserve more chairs for Sunnis. More than 550 killed in Iraq this month. Findings
New York's currently: Atlantis Despite Bush threat of veto, House crosses party lines and votes to repeal stem-cell restrictions; Senate is expected to do the same. U.S. forces launch second major anti-insurgency operation in western Iraq in a month. Egyptian political dissidents buy movie tickets
New York's currently: en(during)joying the longest, coldest spring it can remember Senators agree to vote on some Bush nominees, filibuster others, kick the can down the road. Syria halts military and intelligence cooperation with the U.S., citing hurt feelings. Southern churches recommend lovers have psychological
New York's currently: nice weather only during work hours Iranian Guardian Council cuts presidential ballot, offers six pre-fab, conservative choices. Toe-tags suggest that the number killed in the Uzbekistan prison break and demonstration is much higher than the government admits. Characteristic "pup-tent" effect
New York's currently: basking in the meat sweats South Korean researchers unveil efficient recipe for cloning stem cells. U.S. aggressively investigates pictures of Saddam in his underwear. ACLU accuses FBI of spying on political activists. When we're in the park, let's play a
