14 October 2003  
 
 

14 October 2003

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  Form Letters from Soldiers in Iraq Raise Eyebrows   (Associated Press)
  • In the past month, newspapers across the country have received letters signed by U.S. soldiers with overwhelmingly positive descriptions of their work in Iraq.


  •   British HIV Carrier Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison After Infecting Two Lovers   (Canadian Press)
  • A 38-year-old man was convicted on two counts of causing grievous bodily harm by "coldly and callously" infecting two lovers with the virus that leads to AIDS.


  •   Confirming Miracles Both Art, Science*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • To judge the works of candidates for sainthood, doctors are enlisted to recognize the unexplainable.


  •   Execs Who Are Tech Dummies Seek Secret Training   (Associated Press)
  • Now that the computer revolution is over — and it's clear the computers won — some senior executives are in the embarrassing position of being perched atop the corporate ladder without knowing their apps from their elbows.


  •   Baseball Fans Turn to Babe Ruth for Intervention   (Reuters)
  • Fans of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox — fierce rivals locked in a tense playoff series that turned violent in Game 3 — are heading to the grave of baseball great Babe Ruth to seek divine intervention for "The Curse of the Bambino."


  •   Police Nab Vicious Crow by Getting It Drunk   (Reuters)
  • German police apprehended a vicious crow which was attacking passers-by by getting it drunk on bait laced with alcohol.


  •   Lawyer Calls Jurors 'Cave Dwellers'   (Associated Press)
  • A federal prosecutor in a high-profile vote fraud trial has struck a nerve with eastern Kentucky residents by describing some potential jurors in the mountain region as "illiterate cave dwellers."


  •   Supreme Court Takes on Church-State Fight Over Pledge of Allegiance   (Associated Press)
  • The Supreme Court said it will decide whether the Pledge of Allegiance recited by generations of American schoolchildren is an unconstitutional blending of church and state.


  •   Monkeys with Brain Implants Move Robot Arm by Thought   (Associated Press)
  • Monkeys with brain implants were trained to move a robot arm with their thoughts, a key advance by researchers who hope one day to allow paralyzed people to perform similar tasks.
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