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  • COVERING UP FOR THAT COVER (More New York Times Krugmanfreude!)

    11/29/2003 11:39:39 PM PST · by Timesink · 11 replies · 345+ views
    The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid ^ | November 30, 2003 | Donald L. Luskin
    COVERING UP FOR THAT COVER   A rare Paul Krugman correction in the New York Times? Not quite. Today's corrections section states, "An article last Sunday about the differing covers on the American and British editions of a book by Paul Krugman, the economist and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, Page, referred incorrectly to a caricature on the British version. According to groups that distribute the image, the drawing of Vice President Dick Cheney, with the words 'Got Oil' on his forehead and a dark mustache, was intended to evoke the 'Got Milk' advertising campaign, not to suggest a...
  • 32 blades, no explanation

    05/31/2003 11:28:27 AM PDT · by Aaron_A · 35 replies · 1,195+ views
    Star-Telegram ^ | May 31, 2003 | Toni Heinzl
    32 blades, no explanation Mystery surrounds Pakistani who will be sentenced for carrying razor blades at D/FW By Toni Heinzl Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH - Fazal Karim and the 32 double-edged razor blades he kept in a coiled belt in a cardboard box in his carry-on bag remain a mystery to the men who prosecuted and defended him in federal court. A former computer programmer with the civilian-aviation authority of Pakistan, Karim, 37, lived with his wife and three young children in Houston, where he ran three cellphone stores. Prosecutors say he returned to Texas from a four-week trip...