RTAH Saturday
MSNBC.com
For Greenspan, permission to speak freely
"Finally, I can admit that I think socialism would be the answer!" says Fed chairman.
Rocket scientists tapped as next NASA chief
NASA staffers express doubt about validity of "Dr. of Rocketology" degree.
Reporters ordered to reveal Apple sources
"Trees," say reporters, "and Gwynith Paltrow."
Judge rules Leno can tell Jackson jokes
Audience disagrees.
Why big sisters really may be smarter
Again, I really don't understand this headline.
BBC.co.uk
Election fever grips CAR voters
Motor voters get the sweats.
Chirac pledges total 2012 support
... for Paris Olympics; was contemplating endorsing New York bid?
Syria 'pledges pullout timetable'
Spray wax restores like-new finish.
Nepal ex-prime minister released
Over the hill, but free.
Tories urge 'change at the top'
Helps hold down folding money at outdoor news-stands.
NYTimes.com
Huge bill fraud cited at clinics
Patients caught attempting to pass 4" x 9" Treasury Notes.
Bush nominates physicist to lead space agency
Scientist's first recommendation: quit making spacecraft out of such heavy materials.
Bush ends Southern tour promoting private accounts
Sgt. Accounts expresses surprise at personal attention.
Tribe lays claim to 3,100 square miles of New York state, but it will settle for less.
Two blocks in Manhattan, for example.
RTAH Friday
MSNBC.com
Dangers lurk in high school science labs
We've all been there - danger lurks everywhere in high school.
NYTimes.com
Detectives used badges to kill for the mob, indictments say
Repeatedly stabbed victims with the little pins on the back. Ouch!
Official declines to pin blame for blunders in interrogations
See above.
BBC.co.uk
Musharraf accepts cricket invite
Will become 'real boy.'
Shia Iraqis cancel joint funeral
Will bury bodies intact.
Sharon: I could fall over budget
'Please keep the damn thing up off the floor!'
Blair accused over sunset advice
Admits to recommending view.
Pigs domesticated 'many times'
... wives testify.
AP
Florida lawmaker seeks toilet paper tax
Budget 'wiped out,' solon says.
Reuters
Bono not in running for Wolrd-Bank lobby group
Will apear in auditorium, as usual.
Older siblings smarter, Norwegian study shows
I don't really understand this headline.
RTAH Thursday
MSNBC.com
Jackson accuser takes stand
Trial paused awaiting new witness box.
Activists fight for electric cars
Tree-huggers riot for right to buy econo-boxes.
Weekly jobless claims hit two-month high
Graduates of accelerated high school program have difficulty getting, keeping jobs.
Yogurt-makers want 'bacteria bonanza'
Networks pass on micobe wetsern.
NBCNews.com
Pilots' union gives airline security failing grade
Airline security personnel give pilots hand gesture.
NYTimes.com
U.S. called ready to see Hezbollah in Lebanon role
Saudis raise, take two.
Los Angeles mayor faces new runoff with old rival
Pair belatedly man the sandbag lines.
U.S. says it has withdrawn from World Judicial Body
1) Admin. finds rulings inconvenient.
2) Admin. says it was 'consensual.'
BBC.co.uk
Mars cuts 700 from UK workforce
Towering alien tripods focus deathrays on London.
UK Solar System set for creation
1) Talk about your national ego trip!
2) Brit astronaut to plant flag on sun.
3) Queen to announce 'Let there be light!'
AP
Cat shoots owner
See earlier item re: "open season for cats."
RTAH Wednesday
BBC.co.uk
Lebanon leader in cabinet talks
"Let me out," he says.
Chechen resistance 'to continue'
They'd really rather not.
Kosovo ex-PM flies to face trial
Will attempt Guinness record for mosca domestica on his schnozz.
India 'cheapest for film tickets'
But most fans find it too far to travel for a show.
Whale stranding cases 'increase'
Mobility requires bigger luggage for cetacean abusers.
Clock ticking on fusion decision
Court still divided.
MSNBC.com
Bankruptcy bill near passage
Frist, embarrassed by financial troubles, waits in hallway.
Scans resolve mystery over Tut's death
It's pretty certain, now. He's dead.
Accuser's siblings poke holes in Jackson case.
Judge holds them in contempt for attack on attache.
NYTimes.com
Data lacking on Iran's arms, U.S. panel says
"Let 'em get tattoos like everyone else!"
For Bush, no boasts, but a taste of vindication
Tempting fate, ex-alcoholic Pres. sips a nice Pinot Noir while relaxing in Crawford.
