New York's currently: a dark and stormy night CIA said to be enlisting Hussein agents for espionage within Iraq. Explosion in Israel kills 3, wounds 12, in likely underworld-related incident. Timing gets out of whack when Pentagon excludes France, Germany, and Russia from Iraqi reconstruction bids, then
New York's currently: able to harbor a few million Richard Curtis fans Pentagon forbids French, German, Canadian, and Russian companies from touching $18.6 billion in reconstruction contracts in Iraq. Bow-tied Illinois senator Paul Simon dies at 75, a day after heart surgery. Seymour Hersh on new
For some reason not involving pods or alien harvests, a number of our writers are about to be fathers, or have recently become dads, and it seemed appropriate to convene a meeting of minds. A discussion of fears, frustrations, and why the name you’ve picked out for your kid will inevitably be mocked
New York's currently: keeping the bench warm for you Suicide bomber blows up car filled with explosives, injures 41 U.S. troops. Gore to endorse Howard Dean in a move that may assure Dean the Democratic frontrunner position, leaving Lieberman 'blindsided.' On the first day of
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
