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Added 11/4   Drunker-Than-The-Average-Bear Undergoes Rehab for Vodka Habit  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_436167.html

Heaven's Date? Investigative Report: UFO Cul- er, "Group" Holds Sensual Meditaion Weekend - Speaking, Clothing, Prohibited http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/10/28/stimazmaz02008.html

Women Visting Ground Zero to Pick Up Single Firefighters http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_438877.html

Police Ticket 200+ Cars at Church Service, Priest Picks Up Tab http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_435891.html

Couch Potatoes Apply Within - Space Research Job Offers Three Months in Bed  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011029/od/potato_dc.html

Fertility Scientists Celebrate Success of Air Conditioned Underwear for Men http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_441175.html

60's "Merry Prankster" Kool Aid Acid Test Author Dies http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAXAQ3QLTC.html

Surgeon General Determines Time to Call It Quits: Opposed Bush's Abstinence Education Plans http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAHP9YQLTC.html

NY Times - "Yes, This IS About Islam" by Salman Rushdie http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/02/opinion/02RUSH.html

Historians Rush to Preserve WTC Articles, Images, Webpages http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAWGSGWLTC.html

Lucy Lawless Discusses X-Files Role (and hey - did you know they chopped off Xena's head for the last show? Yukkk!) http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-10/31/12.30.tv

Whopping 82% Have Purchased Based on E-Mail Advertising http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011030/wr/tech_doubleclick_dc.html

Army Adds "Stealth Chapel" Church-In-A-Box to Arsenal http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/27/world/world10.html

51-Yr Old 18 Months into 7-Yr Plan to Cycle the Globe http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_436719.html

Too Sexy for My School : Board, Parents Disagree Over Cheerleaders' Moves http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_441251.html

NYC Firefighters Tangled w/ Police, Cleared of Serious Offenses http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAI97RWLTC.html

Jury Orders Rodman to Pay $80,000 to Casino Dealer http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_440856.html

7-Year Paralysis Challenges Couples "Sickness & Health" Vows http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=701&t=news.html

Attacks Opens Door for Gov't Monitoring of Internet Usage http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7656969.html

Boston T-1 Party Imminent? Ban on Internet Taxation Expires http://abcnews.go.com/wire/SciTech/ap20011019_264.html

Low-Impact Aerobics May Boost Women's Bone Mass http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011029/hl/exercise.html

Losing My Religion's Tax-Exempt Status : 85 Congressmen Seek to Repeal 1954 IRS Code Banning Churches from Politics
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25099

Tech Reviewer's Best Webcams for Personal Use http://netconference.about.com/library/products/aatp_wincams.htm?PM=n2110301

Jesus is Back, and She's Chinese  http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/magazine/0,9754,181681,00.html

Indiana Governor Takes 10 commandments Case to Supreme Court  http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=706&t=news.html

Topless Rock Band Promises to Tone It Down for UK Show http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_440156.html

CNN Chiefs Orders Balance in Reporting Afghan War News http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1031-02.htm

Insurance Execs Argue Over WTC Coverage - $3.5 Billion at Stake  http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_bus_3_110201.html

Scientists Kill Mice with Dance Music http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=470967&in_review_text_id=424979

Puppy, Teddy Bear, Bible Sellers See Massive Increase Since Attack http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_bus_5_110201.html

Star Wars Episode II "Silent" Trailer Hits Theaters, Available for Download http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-11/02/11.00.film

Comet's Death Dive Into sun Captured on Satellite Photo http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/10/26/soho.sun.comet/index.html

DOH! Police Listen In as Stoned Kids Plan Robbery After Unknowingly Dialing 911 on Cell http://www.cjonline.com/stories/110101/kan_phonearrest.shtml

ET DVD Adds a Little, Subtracts a Little http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-11/01/11.15.film

Disastrous Honeymoon Tale Begins with Tattered Passport http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_440186.html

Website Tracking Who's Giving How Much to Whom in U.S. Politics  http://www.opensecrets.org/

9-Yr Old Entreprenuer Takes Insect Eggs Business Online http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_440413.html

Electromagnetic Bombs Could Throw Technology Back 200 Years http://popularmechanics.com/science/military/2001/9/e-bomb/

News-Speak (is) Killing Off Verbs http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28016-2001Nov2.html

1908 Mystery of Siberian Space Blast Solved http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1628000/1628806.stm

Call it a Minor Indulgence? Vatican to Mint European Coin of Pope  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011030/od/euro_dc_1.html

Added 10/28
Necromancing the Stone - Sci-Fi's TV Psychic "Crosses Over" to Bad Taste with WTC Victim Special http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53372-2001Oct25.html

WHAT? You Think I Do This For My Health? BUY SOMETHING ALREADY!

Act of Congress Makes it OK for God to Bless America http://thomas.loc.gov/  enter "God Bless America"in search box

War Great for Beer Sales: Up 15% in U.S. http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_431945.html

Priest Cancels Wedding: Bride Showing Too Much Cleavage http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_433299.html

Julia Houston's Top 10 Sci-Fi Films Overlooked by Oscars http://startrek.about.com/library/weekly/aatpoverlookedmovies.htm?PM=n2102701g

Bad Week to be Hilary Clinton:
Mistaken for Terrorist as Driver Runs Check-Point, Injures Guard http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25029
AND  Booed Offstage at Twin Towers Concert  http://www.drudgereport.com/matth2.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=2001/10/20/225018

Chinese News Site Reporting bin Laden is Dead http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/interrogatoryprint102501b.html

Michael Jackson Cameos as Alien in Men In Black II Movie http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_ent_1_102201.html

Wildlife Photo of Year Award Goes to Elusive Reef Shark http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_432905.html with photo

Mapping Satellite Entering Martian Atmosphere  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA3M1E7CTC.html
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24oct_1.htm?list134413 cool art

FBI Seeking to Restructure, Wiretap Internet & E-Mail http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,37203,00.html

Army Kicks Off "Smart Card" ID Era  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011026/tc/tech_smartcards_military_dc.html
  see also www.smartcard.gov   Airports considering also http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%3D604%26a%3D17200,00.asp

Civil Liberty Groups Overlooking, but Catious of, Public Prayers http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=702&t=news.html

UK Insurance Firm Offers Poltergeist Insurance Paid Out When Experts Determined Woman Was Killed by Ghost!   http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_434327.html

Gun Goes Undetected on Flight http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/breaking/1024airplanegun24-ON.html

Fast Food Means Fat Kids in Any Language http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_2_102401.html

Episcopal Bishop Warns Congress Islam Militant, not Peaceful
Quotes Popular Prophecy that World Will be Dominated by Islam in 2010
http://news.crosswalk.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID74088|CHID211726|CIID1014616,00.html

Study: Taking Away Mobile Phone Causes Impotence, Less Confidence in Men  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_431894.html

26-Toed Kitty Heading for Guinesses' Book http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_431142.html

Ecstacy Use Epidemic Among HS Seniors :11% used last month http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_3_102201.html

69-yr old Threatens Naked Protest  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_432983.html

IRS Agent Assaults Tax-Payer in Vegas Courtroom http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25029

DOH!  Thief Takes Car to Mechanic He Stole It From http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_432254.html

Middle-Aged Women Disrobe for Charity Calendar http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_5_102301.html

Miss America Left Out of Macy's Parade http://wire.ap.org/?PACKAGEID=celeb

Police Drag Teen Beauty Queen Off Stage Just After Crowning http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_432134.html

Boys Who Use Computers May be More Active http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_3_102301.html

Added 10/24
Man Receives Reply to 9/11 E-Mail Sent to Saddam Hussein http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011023/od/email_dc_1.html

Artificial Sperm Eliminates Need for Men, Produces Only Females http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,3102071%255E2862,00.html

Beer A Day Proven Highly Beneficial for Health  Helps Cardiovascular, Stress, Menopause, Cancer, Osteoporosis
http://sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-1018beer.story?coll=sfla%2Dhome%2Dheadlines

NASA Paying $11/hr To Go To Sleep for a Month http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011023/od/bedrest_dc_1.html

Anti-Abortion "Choose Life" License Tags Approved, Opposed http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAZEXMN6TC.html

Toddler Hit by 2 Cars, Thrown in Air, Miraculously Uninjured http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_428100.html

Freedom, Amber, Flag: Kittens Found Alive in WTC Rubble http://9news.com/newsroom/13578.html   w/ photo

FBI Press Release/Photos: Senator, Brokaw, Times Anthrax Envelopes Identical http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/102301.htm

17 yr-old Successfully Sues Father AGAIN for Tuition, School Supplies http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=118017

14 yr-old Accidentally Hangs Self to Death on Halloween Hayride: Onlookers Thought It Was "Part of the Act"
http://www.freep.com/news/mich/nhang23_20011023.htm

Humans Losing Battle to Manage Complex Bio-Computers  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1606000/1606862.stm

Pot OK in U.K. - Possession No Longer Arrestable Offense http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001370532,00.html

Kidnap/Car-Jacker Falls Asleep, Victim Drives to Police Station http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_427986.html

Greenland's Really Lax "Club Med" Prison Challenged  Inmates Have Outside Jobs, Take Hunting & Fishing Trips, Confess to Get IN
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/21/wpris21.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/10/21/ixhomef.html

Bill Gates to Appear on 200th Frasier Episode http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011023/re/leisure_frasier_dc_1.html

Parents Irked by Gideon Bible Distribution at School, But Its Legal  http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=698&t=news.html

That's Dr. Terminator - Arnie Receives Honorary Doctorate  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAHMIJP6TC.html

Young Afghan Man Finds It Hard to Meet Women, Duh http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011023/od/marriage_dc_1.html

Added 10/22   Toilet Paper w/ bin Laden  to be dropped on Afghanistan!
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419406.html view photos, order @
http://www.makempay.com/
http://www.pl8s4u.com/dbt/set2.htm

"bin Laden - The Man Who
Declared War on America"
Book Published in 1999
Dusted off and selling big now!
# 4 Sales Rank on Amazon.com

Anthrax Attacks May Be U.S. Red-Neck Hate Groups, Not Muslim Terrorists  http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=100635

"Frequent Flyer Bras" Metal-Free, Airport Friendly http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011019/od/bra_dc_1.html

Dutch Police Arrest Bert & Ernie http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_429180.html

No Fury Dept: Spurned Woman Skins & Cooks Lover * http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_428823.html

Husband Locks Wife in Pig-Sty for Flirting* http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_427931.html
     *... Too Bad THESE TWO Never Met in High School

Pledge of Allegiance, Nat'l Anthem Banned by Schoolboard, Reinstated Due to Community Response  http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/10/afa/162001b.asp

SO Glad to Be American Dept:
Phillipines Councilor Battles Businesses Over Whether Toilet Paper Should Be Required in Restrooms http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_430096.html

EPA to Smoking Parents: Take It Outside http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_4_101801.html

Report: Young Cannabis Users Ruining Sex Life http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_428553.html

How Churchill Chased Flying Saucers  http://politics.guardian.co.uk/redbox/story/0,9029,578045,00.html

Gas Wars Return (!!!) as Pump Prices Drop Below $1 http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_bus_1_101701.html

Kamikaze Dolphin Retires http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_426145.html

Bridgette Bardo Helps Stem Legalizing Russian Bullfighting http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_426402.html

Supreme Court Taking Church/State Case:  Jehovahs Fight Permit Requirment for Door-Knocking
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011015/us/scotus_jehovah_s_witnesses_1.html

What Do They Know That We Don't? Concerns Arise as Russian Officials Ordered Not to Travel to U.S.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/10/17/183057.shtml

Church of England Advertising Against Infedelity & Cheating http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_429393.html

".... Happens" License Plate Issued in 1997 Pulled by DMV http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011019/od/vanityplate_dc_1.html

Cal Thomas: Media Playing the Harlot by Reinventing Bush http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.26.3117.1.34627

Nike Ads Withdrawn for Allegdly Depicting Women as Violent http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_sports_1_101701.html

Dog-Eating Catfish Hunted http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_427075.html

Teachers Triumph, Students Cringe at Loss of "Dog Ate Homework" Excuse as Elephant Dung Being Turned Into Paper
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_430040.html

Added 10/17
Stephen Hawkins - Humans Doomed Without Space Colonies http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011016/od/hawking_dc_1.html

Bear Smashes Car Window to Steal Cookies http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424302.html

Dung-Powered Energy Plant Set To Go in January http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_425263.html

Arab Muslims, Multiple Researchers, See Meaningless Sex and Loss of Family Unit as Hastening America's Fall http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ucmg/20011015/cm/the_demographic_bomb_1.html

Wrongful Death, Personal Threat Suits Filed Against bin Laden http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGAUKF6TUSC.html

"Fertile Myrtle" - Gives Birth to 3rd Set of Twins http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424751.html

Man With Lifelong Fear of Doctors, Needles, Super-Glues Ear Back on After Attack  http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_425263.html

Mentally Retarded FL Man Buys Gun, Kills Tourist; Pawn Shop Held Liable Despite Arguing That He Passed Background Test & Clerks Not Required to "Give IQ Tests" http://www.naplesnews.com/01/10/florida/d648159a.htm

"Spoiled" Children Most Likely to Become Bosses http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_424903.html

Girlfriend FINALLY Says Yes After 17 Years of Proposals http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_423278.html

100 Year-old Unshaken by First Auto Accident http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011016/od/driver_dc_1.html

Dentists Scrutinize School Contracts with Soda Companies http://dentistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa100401.htm?PM=n3101601f

Study Argues Casual Drug Use "No Effect" on Employment http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011016/hl/employment.html

Woods & Fresh Air Attracting Travelers Wary of Airports http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAQNSRQWSC.html

Retired Clergyman Establishes Services for Mississippi Casino Workers, Writes for Gambling Publications http://news.christiansunite.com/religion/religion01149.shtml

Holiday Postcards, E-Mail Use May Grow in Light of Anthrax Scares; Envelope & Package Delivery May Suffer http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA018CQWSC.html

NY Mayor Receives Honorary Knighthood from Britain http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011015/us/attacks_giuliani_knighthood.html

Star Wars Fans Marry in Costume http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424803.html

Differing Christian Perspectives on War Discussed http://christianteens.about.com/library/weekly/aa100501a.htm?PM=n3101601g

Hatfields & McCoys At It Again, But in Court http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA97KUPWSC.html

Man Escapes Jail Sentence After Torturing Kitten to Death http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424613.html

Anthrax Pranksters Face Probable Jail Term  US - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424428.html
Begium - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_424094.html

Added 10/15
It's Official - Motherhood is Bad for Your Health! http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_health_6_101501.html

Hollywood Bill? Clinton Considering Movie Roles http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/2001-10-12-clinton.htm

Rotterdam Port Sending 500,000 Tulips to NYC http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_422697.html

U.S. Soldiers Jump Portugese Soldier After Saluting bin Laden TV Image - Requires 30 Police w/ Weapons Drawn To End Massive Brawl http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011015/od/brawl_dc_1.html

Marvel Comics Honors "Real Heroes" of Sept 11 http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/books/2001-10-12-comic-heroes.htm

"Chick Flicks" Lead to More Amorous Behavior Than Action Movies http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_391827.html

Rock Band "Anthrax" Bemoans Not-So-Cool Name http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011012/od/band_dc_1.html

CNN - 10 Things You Need to Know About Anthrax http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/12/anthrax.qanda/

Ghosts Being Killed Off by Cellphones, Researcher Says http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011015/od/ghosts_dc_1.html

E-Mail Celebrates 30th Anniversay http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7464674.html

Lollypop Man Banned from Dancing in Street http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_422813.html

Inventor Creates Robotic Guide Dog for Blind http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_422749.html

Some Concerned Flag is Upstaging Cross in Churches http://www.dallasnews.com/religion/488957_flag_06rel.ART.html

Court Rules in Favor of Publishing Black Author's"The Wind Done Gone" Parody of Classic  http://www.infobeat.com/articles2/news_ent_1_101501.html

Unorthodox Christian Hospital's Cancer Cure Rate 50% Higher than Top Cancer Centers  http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=692&t=news.html

Man Jumps to His Death; Lands on, Kills, Passerby http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011015/od/suicide_dc_2.html

Added 10/12
American Humorists Back at Helm, Offering Healing Levity http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blterrorattack.htm?PM=n30101101g

Photo - Sesame Street's "Bert" Joins bin Laden on Anti-U.S. Posters http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/od/binladen_dc_4.html

Drunken Wedding Guest Shoots Bride http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420811.html

52 Million U.S. Students Expected to Participate in Today's Synchronized Pledge of Allegiance, 100,000+ Schools Involved
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa101001a.htm?PM=n3101101b

Pub Turned Into Teen Center; Belfast Pastor Hopes to Combat Teen Drinking and IRA Recriutment http://umns.umc.org/01/oct/447.htm

Dieting Barmaid Says Cappucinos Grew Her by 3 Cup Sizes http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420650.html

About.com Pools Resources for Breast Cancer Awareness http://breastcancer.about.com/

Lizard Survives 6-Day Trip in Barrel of Beer http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420619.html

Bomb Shelter for Cows, Now Underground Tavern, for Sale http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_div=3&u_hdg=0&u_sid=214080

Man Thrown Off Plane for Stealing Microphone to Pray Aloud http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/od/prayer_dc_1.html

Firefighter Admits Starting 2 Blazes to Boost Paycheck http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_421304.html

Americans Buying "Dubious" Anthrax Vaccines Online http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350006-2001353919,00.html

Police Confirm US-Arab Student, Others, Spoke of Attacks Before 9/11 - "Those buildings... won't be standing next week." http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/101101/11warumors.html?file=/c/a/2001/10/06/MN183971.DTL

Small-Town Church Holds On to Fading River Baptism Tradition http://www.charlotte.com/observer/faith/docs/river1006.htm

Thieves Cut Off Man's Hand to Steal Mobile Phone http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420917.html

Jury Not Told of 9 Priors, Clears Hypno-Dr of Rape Charge http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/10/ngyn10.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/10/10/ixhome.html

60-Year Old Gets Own Birthday Wrong, Selects Winning Lotto # http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420508.html

"May The Farce Be With You" E-Mail Campaign Succeeds in Getting "Jedi Knight" Listed as "Religion" on UK's 2002 Census  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/od/starwars_dc_1.html

Britain's PM Blair Says "America Has it's Faults, but..." http://news.crosswalk.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID74088|CHID194343|CIID941378,00.html

Retailers Striking Balance Between Capitalism & Patriotism http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAIWDOGPSC.html

Added 10/11
Bride Walks 3 Miles in Rain to Wedding  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419678.html

Bigfoot Buttocks Imprint Strongest Evidence Yet http://www.rense.com/general6/evi.htm

U.K. Spin City Lass Fighting for Job - Revealed She Advised Gov't Sept 11 Was "Good Day to Bury Bad News"  http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/10/nmoor10.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/10/10/ixhomer.html

Researchers - Love IS In The Eyes, Brain's "Reward Center" http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420319.html
Related - http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/od/gaze_dc_1.html

My Boys Can (Sink or) Swim! Same Protein May Prove to Be Male Contraceptive + Fertility Drug http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_420404.html

800 Britons Claim to See Angels http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=003100565149417&rtmo=asXHxbeL&atmo=HHHHHH8L&pg=/et/00/11/26/nangel26.html

U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High - 76.9 Years  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAFXUE4OSC.html

California Man's Pet Pit Bull Swallowed by His Pet Python http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_418662.html

Barna Research Warns: Next Generations of Teens Will Baffle Church Elders http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=690&t=news.html

Truck Stops Nationwide Remodeling to Attract People in Cars http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAJZ691OSC.html

ACLU Says "No" To God Bless America Sign - Parents, Community Say "Yes" http://news.crosswalk.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID74088|CHID194343|CIID931648,00.html

Man Arrested for Gesturing w/ Plastic Knive on Flight http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAQKXP3OSC.html

Added 10/9
Student Walks Away from Car Wreck, Dies  "Answering Nature's Call" Roadside http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419491.html

Arkansas Woman Born in 1882 Dies Monday http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAIZR3IMSC.html

Black Gospel Theatre Drawing Large Secular Audiences; Details Playright's History of Sexual Abuse http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=688&t=news.html

Australian Sharks To Be Shot on Sight http://ens-news.com/ens/oct2001/2001L-10-08-02.html

Man Wins Major Lotteries 3 Times in 3 months http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_418678.html

Emmy Awards May Be Finally Held at Military Base http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA4W51OMSC.html

AIDS Vaccine Perhaps Less Than 10 Years Away  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_health_4_10901.html

Added 10/8
Pet Alligator Escapes, "Not Dangerous" says Owner http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_418111.html

Pilot Organizes Marathon to "Finish" Flight Paths of Hi-Jacked Planes http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419149.html

Rush Limbaugh Announces Hearing Loss Renders Him Deaf http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20011008/re/media_limbaugh_dc_2.html

in vitro Study Proves Women Being Prayed for - Even Anonomously - More Likely to Conceive http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_health_2_10801.html

Man and Woman Convicted, Fined by 1805 Adultery Law  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419060.html

How Terrorists Use Internet to Hide Messages  http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=SIEGE-INVISIBLE-10-04-01&cat=WW

Solid, Liquid, Gas No Longer Alone - U.S. Physicists Win Nobel Prize by Creating New State of Matter http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAI30M5MSC.html

Owner "Placing Curses" on Dog Thief in Classified Ads  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_418221.html

Stork Arrested on Suspicion of Spying  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419101.html

Added 10/5
Tourist From WTC Hoax Photo "Sure Gets Around" - 10 Other Funny Photos of Mystery Man http://216.188.151.134/temp/tourist.htm

Firefighters Responding to Pentagon Attack "Absconded with" Hi-Tech Equipment Belonging to Other City's Units  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2774-2001Oct3.html

5 Girls Plucked from Obscurity, On Way to Modeling Careers http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_416597.html w/photo

Operator Talks Neighbor through Baby Delivery  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_416500.html

World's First Drive-In Brothel Opens to Protect Girls - Suggested by Catholic Women's Charity, Built by Tax Dollars  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_416001.html

"Give War a Chance" NYC Impressions by Cal Thomas  http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.26.2889.2.34627

Woman Engaged at 13 Celebrates 30th Wedding Anniversary  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415901.html

U.S. Navy Looking a Few Good Men - of God  http://www.navy.com/traincareer/chaplain.jsp/

Michael Jackson Impersonator Arrested in Yankees Dugout  http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_416096.html

Passenger Gets Shotgun Through Airport X-Ray  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35708,00.html

IRS to Garnish Social Security Checks for Back Taxes  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_gov_3_10501.html

E Hemmingway's Cross-Dressing Son dies in Women's Prison  http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/087756.htm

Lennon Letter to McCartney for Sale, not Fetching min Bid http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/04/lennon.letter/index.html

Feminist's anti-U.S. Speech Receives Standing Ovations http://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=CDE733D8-9F7F-4D77-9F89-96504B1B7F50
Editorial Reply http://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=9AF293ED-BB62-4D90-A8F8-FB158856AA84

Added 10/4
"Lucky Dog" Survives 140 Foot Fall   http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_414615.html

Cross from WTC Wreckage Preserved as Memorial to Faith http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/04/rec.attacks.cross/index.html  w/ photo

Restaraunt Owner Allegedly Stabs Customer After Complaining About Big Bill - Owner Flees, Man in Critical Condition http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415233.html

No LOL Here - UK Firm Uses E-mail to Fire 15 Employees :( http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_415508.html

Four Mothers Claim Same Boy, Father Uncertain  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415165.html

L.L. Bean Phasing Out Freeport Studio Line  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAGTWF8FSC.html

Study Shows Prayer Doubles Chances of Having a Baby http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=686&t=news.html

Interpol Names, Hunts bin Laden's Probable Successor  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_head_3_10401.html

Pro-Life Groups Critical of Free "Patriotic" Condoms  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415269.html

Catholic Father Names Newborn Son "Bin Laden"  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415114.html

Senators Try to Extend Ban on Online Sales Tax Expiring 10/21  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_gov_5_10401.html

God Returns To America's Public Square http://news.crosswalk.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID74088|CHID211716|CIID842932,00.html

AAA Survey - 2/3 Willing to Travel Just to Help Economy  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAVV7E8FSC.html

Airlines Lowering Ticket Fares to Draw Back Customers  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA3K4R6FSC.html

Nicotine Patches for Teens   http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_health_2_10401.html

FL Man Hospitalized with Anthrax  http://wire.ap.org/?PACKAGEID=anthrax

Added 10/3
Even Terrorists Call Their Mom! bin Laden phoned 2 days Prior   http://www.msnbc.com/news/633205.asp   Note: MSN has an internal error right now after I posted this - here's the search results from "laden mother" Bin Laden talked to mother before Told her to expect ‘big news’ Sept. 11, sources tell NBC News NBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES Oct. 2 — Osama bin Laden told his mother two days before the Sept. 11 terror attacks that “in two days you’re going to hear   http://www.msnbc.com/news/633205.asp

Happy Tails "Dog Spa" Offers Daycare, Massage, Videos... http://www.sptimes.com/News/100101/TampaBay/Pet_spa_caters_to_pam.shtml

Got Flash? Shoot bin Laden in a Liquor Store  http://www.fieler.com/terror/

Added 10/2 afternoon
Toy Company Fined $30,000 for Collecting Personal Data from Young Girls Online w/out Parental Consent  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAIZWA5CSC.html

Cat, Assumed Dead, Found in Wrecked Apartment by WTC  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_413647.html

Top 17 Ways to Deal w/ Terrorists (Humor List)  http://www.topfive.com/arcs/t5100201.shtml

Denmark Search Site has a Surprise for Porn-Seekers  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_413423.html

Nimda Comeback Thwarted  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_head_2_10201.html

Chubby Checker Demands Statue @ R/R Hall of Fame  http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_413249.html

Supreme Court Case Could Change Costs of Internet Service http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAMPXU3CSC.html

Emmys Different This Year: Walter Cronkite, Less Humor  http://www.infobeat.com/articles/news_ent_5_10201.html

One Nation... Under Different Gods? http://news.crosswalk.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID74088|CHID211716|CIID849136,00.html

10-Year Old Boy Wrestles Alligator & Brings it Home http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_413859.html

Added 10/2 early am
Author Tom Clancy Commentary - We're Going To Get You http://www.femail.co.uk/pages/news/article.html?in_article_id=72728

Couple Married One Hour After Proposal http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_412978.html?menu=news.quirkies

Industry Will Offer Great Deals if Skiers Don't Come  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAMKHG7BSC.html

Nation's Spiritual Landscape Changed by Terrorist Attacks  http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=684&t=news.html

Shoppers Storm Store in their Underwear  http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_413243.html

AP Survey - Teens Rely on Religion for Sex Decisions http://www.charismanews.com/news.cgi?a=680&t=news.html

Soldier Turns Up 32 Years After War in El Salvador Over http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41648-2001Sep28.html

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