New York's currently: telling the neighbor's kids it can't come out to play After months of campaigning and weeks of misleading claims, the candidates enter their first debate, on foreign policy, tonight. Watch the debates and play along! With the real rules (PDF), the
New York's currently: outraged, furious, crazed, angry, infuriated, frenzied, raging--and that's just for Cheney More than 2,300 attacks by insurgents in Iraq in the last 30 days (see graphic). Seven hostages freed in Iraq; $1 million possibly paid for Italians' release. Eight of
New York's currently: pressing pause on ambition for a few months of hope and fury Twice as many Iraqis (mostly civilians) killed by U.S., multinational forces, and Iraqi police as killed by insurgents. Oil prices surge past $50 on Monday, and may continue to rise. Fewer than
New York's currently: abusing the snooze bar With polls pretty much in a dead heat, the election may come down to the Bush-Kerry presidential debates, which begin Thursday in Florida, and show promise of fireworks. James Baker, representing Bush, held out for lecterns 10 feet apart and
New York's currently: seeing the fall of our discotheque Two Egyptians kidnapped in Baghdad, among 100 foreigners seized since March; U.K. doing "all it can" to save hostage Kenneth Bigley. U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan accused of buying off candidates who plan to run against
New York's currently: a lovely day tomorrow (and today) Congress moves forward with $145 billion in middle-class tax cuts. Lawmakers say that, even if the country can't really afford the cuts, they look good politically. Although: It doesn't look so hot for the
New York's currently: enjoying a week of perfect days Killing of two Sunni clerics in Baghdad Shiite neighborhoods raises possibility of sectarian civil war in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi terrorists apparently kill second American hostage, demanding Iraqi women in U.S.-run prisons be released. Perhaps unrelated, Iraqi female
New York's currently: telling itself to go outside and enjoy this weather Floods in the wake of Tropical Storm Jeanne leave more than 600 dead in Haiti. Kerry on Iraq: "We have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure." Bush on
New York's currently: fully autumnized In the world's largest country that you know nothing about, former president Jiang Zemin resigns and hands over power to Hu Jintao. 90 dead, 150 missing in Haiti as tropical storm Jeanne whips up floodwaters; Thousands evacuated as Delaware River spills
New York's currently: measuring once, measuring twice After a night of U.S. air strikes in Fallujah, a suicide bomber detonates in Baghdad, killing at least five and wounding 20. Iraq, worse than you think: an average of 87 attacks per day on U.S. forces in August;
