New York's currently: quickly remembering winter Karzai's VP running-mate bombed but not injured, marking third attack on Karzai's supporters before this weekend's elections. (Rival gains by appealing to anti-Soviet vets.) Reporters agree Farnaz Fassihi's email was correct about
New York's currently: 500 years away from a bionic lovebot Four car bombs, two in Baghdad, leave 20 dead, 113 wounded in Iraq. Paul Bremer says U.S. never deployed enough troops to Iraq and didn't do enough to contain public violence. Race for the White
New York's currently: committed to ignoring polls for six weeks 14 killed, dozens injured by two car bombs attacking lines of police recruits in Baghdad. U.S. regains control of Samarra, prepares to hand over control to Iraqi security forces. The big story: How the White House used
New York's currently: totally ready to vote In their first debate, Bush and Kerry show strong differences in direction and opinion. The candidates may have said more when they weren't saying anything, but still found time to exaggerate and omit certain facts. (Transcript here) Spin: Key
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
