New York's currently: a worthwhile example of the perfect day Oil-for-food panel clears Kofi Annan of influencing the program to benefit his son, but adds that he should have investigated the relationship more thoroughly on his own. Number of dead in Indonesian earthquake rises to at
New York's currently: anticipating warm days and sunshine, hopefully for tomorrow Hundreds killed by earthquake (magnitude: 8.7) in Indonesia; see reports from bloggers in Malaysia. Shiite militiamen attack student gathering in Basra, and students fight back against a city swayed by religious conservatism. Food shortages in starving
New York's currently: forecasting into the wind Syria withdraws 2,000 more troops from Lebanon, bringing its military presence to its lowest since 1976. U.S. soldiers returning home to illegally foreclosed-upon houses and repossessed cars. McDonald's turns to hip-hop stars to have sandwich
New York's currently: joking about the snow, right? Terry Schiavo's parents appeal to Supreme Court to have feeding tube reinserted; Jeb Bush makes everything weird by getting a Christian bioethicist to sign an affidavit. I know a tube is in my future. So, possibly, is speechlessness.
New York's currently: a little pissed about this never-ending winter Judges reject Schiavo parents' appeal, conservatives sharpen their axes to clear the benches. Raid by U.S. and Iraqi forces on suspected rebel training camp leaves 80 militants dead. Like so many pop icons, the Mona
New York's currently: dawdling and sunning Federal judge refuses to reinsert Terry Schiavo's feeding tube. Physicians balk when Senate Majority Leader (and M.D.) Bill Frist offers a diagnosis of Schiavo's vegetative state. E.U. takes U.S. lead and holds off on plans
New York's currently: unconvinced that Tom DeLay has a soul Israel's plan for 3,500 new West-Bank homes enrages Palestinians. Bush signs bill (after interrupting his vacation) so a U.S. judge may reinsert Terry Schiavo's feeding tube. Recent high-publicity shootings help
New York's currently: crazy from the heat Deficit reduction goes awry for Bush when the House and Senate pass competing budgets--the Senate's version doesn't include the cuts in Medicaid he asked for. And what happens if the two chambers can't agree
New York's currently: hoping The Wire lasts forever CIA ships suspects to other countries where no-torture promises are regularly broken. "Freebird!" has been yelled at every rock concert, ever, though no one knows how the phenomenon started. When even Bush says TV stations should warn
New York's currently: lifting the cloak of winter, donning the cordovans of spring Iraq's new parliament finally convenes, a peppering of explosions heard throughout their meeting, and they still can't agree on the structure of the new government. Since 2002 at least 26 prisoners
