Protester Throws Shoe at Richard Perle (AP)

AP - Howard Dean, the newly minted leader of the Democratic Party, and former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle made clear their opposing views on the war in Iraq during a debate marred by a protester who tossed a shoe at Perle.

Students smash glass door, try to enter hotel where Jean Charest is meeting (...

Canadian Press - MONTEBELLO, Que. (CP) - Security guards or police clashed with students at a Quebec Liberal meeting Wednesday, leaving at least one person with a bloodied face.

Court: Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that two journalists must testify before a federal grand jury about their confidential sources in an investigation into a leak that exposed the identity of a covert CIA operative.

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

Mayor Mike's PR Push

With prospects of a tough reelection ahead this fall (hey, when the Queens GOP backs a former City Councilman instead or when SF's punk mayor disses him having a half stance with gay marriage), Mayor Bloomberg made sure to win the hearts of people by posing with a puppy! ...

Former Toronto mayor honored (The Herald-Star Online)

TORONTO - Former Mayor Bob Wilson was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his service to the city during Thursday's luncheon meeting at the North River Avenue Church of Christ.

One of the...

One of the most misleading comparisons President Bush made in his State of the Union address came when he compared private accounts carved out of Social Security to the Thrift Savings Plan available to employees of the federal government. Now...

Gastil is Manhattan Planning director (The Villager)

City Planning Chairperson Amanda Burden recently named Raymond Gastil, a former director of the Van Alen Institute, as director of City Planning’s Manhattan office.

Sistani 'not seeking Islamic law'

Iraq's most influential Shia cleric denies reports that he is demanding that Islam be the country's sole source of law.

Stinking Up Gifford Miller's Neighborhood

This is so great. Mayor Bloomberg is looking to put a new garbage transfer station on East 91st Street, right in the heart of City Council Speaker Gifford Miller's turf. And it's no ordinary garbage - it's solid-waste. The Mayor's plan would involve taking NYC's trash out...

Shiite win sparks joy from Toronto to Najaf (Toronto Star)

C anada is part of the vast spiritual domain of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani of Iraq. Of the estimated 600,000 Canadian Muslims (350,000 of them in the Toronto area), more than 60,000 are Shiites, the minority sect of Islam. Most follow Sistani, the leading Shiite marja ,...

Canadians have a Right to be Nervous!

Philip Marchand of the Toronto Star has this excellent article on the "Violent Discord" south of the border. He delves into the bloody history of American conflict and comes to the conclusion that Canadians have a right to be nervious with the present state of...

CIA Agrees in Principle to Disclose Nazi Records (Reuters)

Reuters - The CIA, under pressure from Congress, has agreed in principle to release new documents detailing its ties to former Nazis who aided U.S. Cold War espionage against the Soviet Union, officials said on Sunday.