New York's currently: putting leg-warmers on the dancing girls Putin's party wins landslide in Russian parliament elections (with aid from state-controlled television, reporting on Putin's dog instead of opposition parties). U.S. drafts principles with South Korea and Japan for dealing with
New York's currently: feeling fat when you run Suicide bomber kills at least 37, injures 177 aboard Russian train near Chechen border. Bush averts trade war with Europe by rescinding steel tariffs. Related: What was behind the decision, and what will it mean? More than 6,300 sick,
New York's currently: sitting under 1,369 lights International court convicts three Rwandans for encouraging genocide (see recent Rwandan history). Dean now courting the same beltway insiders, i.e., cockroaches, that he pledged to send scurrying. Putnam County supermarkets to allow shopping-monkeys for wheelchair-bound customers. The
New York's currently: officially cold U.S. troops stage massive raids in Iraq in search of Hussein deputy. Ralph Nader raising money for possible Presidential bid. With the U.S. preoccupied with the war on terror, China takes the opportunity to expand influence across Asia. Supreme Court rules
New York's currently: enjoying the season's first semi-snow Majority of Iraq's Governing Council supports Bremer's regional caucuses plan to make government, not Shiite leader's call for national election. Moment-by-moment account of Sunday's four-hour battle
New York's currently: making lists Ambushes, firefights create deadly weekend in Iraq. Bush secretly travels to Iraq, surprises troops with Thanksgiving appearance, and asks Americans to volunteer to help military. Japanese diplomats ambushed, killed in Iraq. U.S. to release 100 prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, with more to
New York's currently: on vacation until Monday Capitol Hill remakes Medicare, to cost $400 billion in its first decade, $1 trillion in its second, and perhaps not remarkably, no one knows what's inside the bill. Stroke gives woman British accent. This time: U.N. strongly deplores
New York's currently: up when you're up Jury hands sniper Muhammad death sentence. U.S. military retracts report of American soldier mutilation in Iraq. At debate, Democratic candidates attack Dean on Medicare. Cell-phone users show up en masse, ready to switch. Macy's to
New York's currently: trying out a new haircut Acting Georgian President pledges friendliness with the West, after former President Shevardnadze resigned. Fiscal discipline dashed in GOP bills rushing through Congress, also: Companies spend big money on lobbyists to win back big money in the Medicare bill. The lives
New York's currently: keeping the film rights Arrests made in yesterday's bombing that left at least 27 killed and 450 wounded at the British Consulate and a British bank in Turkey. Baghdad: rocket attacks on two hotels and the Oil Ministry. London demonstrators mock toppling of
