New York's currently: disciplining the sidewalk At least 85 percent of money managed by Coalition Provisional Authority going to U.S. companies--not to Iraq companies, as promised. Afghan troops and U.S. warplanes kill as many as 70 guerrillas near Pakistan border. Iraqis feel new court system,
New York's currently: really pissed if its panic-button wasn't pushed for good reason Info leading to Sunday's terrorism alert was three years old, though some of it was updated recently by al Qaeda. Turkish hostage killed in Iraq, causing Turkish truckers to stop
New York's currently: prepared More detail on threat of new terror attacks in New York, New Jersey, Washington, and the ways the intelligence was acquired. August 1 is the 60th anniversary of the start of the heroic and tragic 63-day Warsaw uprising against Nazis from within and
New York's currently: ready to shut down for a week of pandering and corporate blow-outs Pakistan captures one of U.S.'s 21 most-wanted terrorists, wanted for role in 1998 bombings in Africa. About 20 kidnapped--5 yesterday--in Iraq since Philippine troops withdrew last
New York's currently: waking up with the lights on "Five years ago, we used to have about 120 funerals a weekend, but this number has now jumped to 600." AIDS crisis in South Africa so devastating that graves must be recycled. With tires squealing, in un-
New York's currently: preparing secret Obama ballot to usurp spermsuit Kerry Suicide bomber kills 68 outside Iraqi police station. Ah yes: Conventions' real work has lobbyists selling corporations to elected officials. Five Islamic charity leaders arrested for funneling millions to Palestinian terrorists. Darfur sum-up: Rebels possibly
New York's currently: highly conventional Democratic convention opens in Boston to high energy, speeches from Carter, Gore, Clintons, while Republicans huddle two blocks away, and the two fire embarrassing photos to each other. With support fluctuating, voters demand more from Kerry on the issues. Corporate sponsorship of New
New York's currently: incredibly rested Armstrong wins Tour de France for record sixth time in a row. Network anchors snipe over convention coverage, networks' lazy reporting. Under presure, Bush may adopt 9/11 reforms soon after studying report in Crawford. Dems all smiles around candidate Kerry, stealing
Federal health officials drop view that obesity is not an illness, open doors for Medicare to cover weight-loss treatments. Residents of northwest L.A. evacuated, fire grabs homes and more than 11,000 acres. I'm not an Iraqi citizen. Things President Bush is not, from the horse&
New York's currently: post-monsoon sunshine State Department analysts found dozens of misleading conclusions in Powell U.N. speech, drafts of which came from the Cheney office. [PDF of report] With four countries gone and four about to leave, the international coalition in Iraq is steadily dismantling. Police
