New York's currently: 12th Nighting France vows to block a resolution authorizing military action against Iraq, while U.S. deploys 37,000 troops to the Gulf. Al Hirschfeld dies at 99, after a century of portraits. Republicans relax rules so lawmakers can accept gifts and favors from lobbyists.
New York's currently: welcoming Sarah Hepola to snow-city 12 rockets equipped to carry chemical weapons found in Iraq. No-one quite sure what the discovery means, why the U.N. announced it, whether the rockets are listed in the 12,000-page document provided by Iraq, or
New York's currently: refusing certain temptations Bush pressuring weapons inspector Blix to skip March 27 report on Iraq, focus instead on January 27 so U.S. can declare war shortly after. Related: If Blix's report finds no weapons in Iraq, U.S. to rely on omissions
New York's currently: growing the way things grow in fast movies Bush to declare opposition to Michigan's affirmative action policies, currently at stake in the Supreme Court. New York experiencing a bank-robbery renaissance, say police. John Le Carré: America has entered one of its periods
New York's currently: watching people move out of the city Nine states and the District of Columbia building a joint non-profit to manage their prescription plans to avoid pressure from the drug makers. Malawians attack senior politician, accusing him of harboring vampires. Blair insists the U.N.
New York's currently: almost over its head-cold U.S. looks for oil-fix from corrupt governments in West Africa. Steve Case, co-founder of America Online, gives up his chairman title. New York's winter of 2002–3 may go down in the gloom-books as
New York's currently: a little late due to a birthday party North Korea becomes first country to withdraw from Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, says it has no intention to produce nuclear weapons. Illinois's soon-to-be-missed Governor George Ryan to pardon four on death row, continuing
New York's currently: gorgeous outside This kind of news day: Ice falling off Empire State Building closes streets, diverts buses, kills no one at this time. The Trent Lotte: separate but equal parts coffee and milk that you mix together. British families grunt, having forgotten how to chat.
New York's currently: scared of zealots; prepared to switch to Windows Bloomberg plans massive school system overhaul, eliminating community school districts. Saudi Arabia covertly trying to persuade Hussein to step down, to avoid war in the Gulf. As the President's largest donor over the course of
New York's currently: predicting a week of falling potatoes Democrats pitch economic plan, smaller and cheaper; reporters find just as many economists to trash it as they had yesterday for the GOP. Unfortunately, Dems still think sopping the rich is out of favor. Ivory Coast rebel forces fight
