World News
Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq’s Capital
BAGHDAD — A man walked up to a group of American soldiers on foot patrol in an upscale shopping district in central Baghdad on Monday and detonated the explosives-filled vest he was wearing, killing five soldiers and wounding three others and an Iraqi interpreter who accompanied them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/world/middleeast/11iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
China Sticking With One-Child Policy
BEIJING — China’s top population official said the country’s one-child-per-couple family planning policy would not change for at least another decade. The announcement refutes speculation that officials were contemplating adjustments to compensate for mounting demographic pressures.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/world/asia/11china.html?ref=world
Woman Replaces Colleague for South Korea’s First Space Mission
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea announced Monday that a woman who is a bioengineering student would become its first astronaut. She is scheduled to blast off on board a Russian Soyuz rocket on April 8 on a trip to the International Space Station that will be watched on television by millions of South Koreans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/world/asia/11korea.html?ref=world
Toddler Returns to Iraq After Life-Saving Surgery
HADITHA, Iraq — She is an amazingly lucky girl in a country where bad luck is everywhere. But 2-year-old Amenah al-Bayati is not aware of her good fortune.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/world/middleeast/10iraq.html?ref=world
US News
McCain Uses Breathing Room to Focus on Coffers
Sewing up the Republican presidential nomination while the Democratic candidates continue to battle each other has given Senator John McCain a valuable commodity: time he can use to unite a fractured Republican Party, ramp up his lackluster fund-raising and transform his shoestring primary operation into a general election machine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/us/politics/10mccain.html?ref=us
Democrats Confident After Taking Hastert’s Seat
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Sunday were celebrating an election victory that they said increased their confidence of holding the House in November and affirmed that party positions on the Iraq war and health care were resonating with voters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/us/politics/10house.html?ref=us
Math Suggests College Frenzy Will Soon Ease
High school seniors nationwide are anxiously awaiting the verdicts from the colleges of their choice later this month. But though it may not be of much solace to them, in just a few years the admissions frenzy is likely to ease. It’s simply a matter of demographics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/education/09admissions.html?ref=education
M.I.T. Cuts Tuition Based on Income
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says undergraduates whose families earn less than $75,000 a year will not have to pay tuition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/education/09mit.html?ref=education
Local News
SHRIMP 'PIMP'
March 10, 2008 -- A stout female dwarf dubbed "Shorty" has been busted in Brooklyn for pimping out an underage runaway to upscale clients she found over the Internet, police sources said yesterday.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102008/news/regionalnews/shrimp_pimp_101257.htm
BOMB-BIKE CLUE
March 10, 2008 -- Cops have lifted fingerprints from the bicycle they believe was used by the Times Square bomber and hope to use them to nab the man who blew up the military recruiting center, a police source said yesterday.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102008/news/regionalnews/bomb_bike_clue_101269.htm
IQ, DOGGY STYLE
March 10, 2008 -- Finally, an answer to the question: How dumb is your best friend?
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102008/news/regionalnews/iq__doggy_style_101278.htm
Analysis
SHRIMP 'PIMP'
March 10, 2008 -- A stout female dwarf dubbed "Shorty" has been busted in Brooklyn for pimping out an underage runaway to upscale clients she found over the Internet, police sources said yesterday.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102008/news/regionalnews/shrimp_pimp_101257.htm
It’s very hard to find a news story that’s written in a style other then inverted pyramid. This week my focus is on how ridiculous The New York Post is. I found this story somewhat comical. The IQ Doggy style is pretty funny too. They are defiantly covering the hard-hitting news aright. Its something different and still keeps me interested. I felt more inclined to read these stories because of how ridiculously titles they are. The ledes of these stories I think were well written.
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