4 December 2003  
 
 

4 December 2003

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  White House: It Wasn't a British Airways Pilot Who Spotted Air Force One Bound for Baghdad   (Associated Press)
  • The White House offered its third version of a pilot who spotted Air Force One while it flew to Iraq — a sighting that if publicly disclosed would have scrubbed President Bush's Thanksgiving Day visit to U.S. troops in Baghdad.


  •   Homeless Dog Learns to Open Car Doors   (NBC5-TV, Dallas)
  • Members of the Leroy family in Washington thought they were the target of a prankster when they kept finding a stray dog inside their parked car.


  •   The Bird Was Perfect But Not for Dinner   (The Washington Post)
  • As a small sign of the many ways the White House maximized the impact of President Bush's 2½-hour Thanksgiving stop at the Baghdad airport, administration officials said that the Turkey Bush picked up was a decoration, not a serving plate.


  •   Phone Scam Warning Exposed as Hoax   (The Register)
  • An email warning people to beware of a phone scam that could cost them £20 a minute is a hoax.


  •   Father Auctions Kidney for Sick Girl   (BBC)
  • A father has put his kidney up for auction for at least £50,000 to pay for his sick daughter's medical treatment.


  •   DaimlerChrysler to Sponsor Lingerie Bowl   (Associated Press)
  • DaimlerChrysler AG' sponsorship of a Super Bowl halftime football game between lingerie-clad women could draw criticism, but the Lingerie Bowl is a marketing risk the automaker, which has become known for its sexually-suggestive ads, says it's willing to take.


  •   Florida Town Upset Over Santa Revelation   (Associated Press)
  • Sandra Jolly said her 6-year-old son's Christmas was spoiled when his teacher told the first-grade class that "Santa Claus is make-believe."


  •   North Carolina Deputies Look for Jurors at Wal-Mart   (Associated Press)
  • The Wayne County sheriff says his deputies had a hard time finding what they were looking for in the aisles filled with holiday shoppers at Wal-Mart: jurors.


  •     NY Council Introduces 'Potty Parity' Bill   (Associated Press)
  • Potty parity. Squatters rights. Go ahead, make fun of the fact that several City Council members introduced a bill to have more restrooms set aside for women than men in most buildings.


  •   Funeral Firm That Dug Up Bodies Pays Families $100m   (The Guardian)
  • The world's largest funeral company has agreed to pay $100m in damages for digging up bones from its graves and throwing them away to make room for more coffins.


  •   Oddly Gifted*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Nothing says 'holiday' like a bacon-scented air freshener. Except, maybe, a mermaid outfit.


  •   Critic of Large Malpractice Awards Ordered to Pay $800,000 in Damages   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • A doctor who has been an outspoken advocate for caps on medical malpractice awards was found negligent for a failed hip replacement and ordered by a jury to pay $800,000 in damages.


  •   Indian Reporter Wins Bad Sex Award   (Reuters)
  • An Indian investigative journalist has won little-coveted Bad Sex in Fiction Award for a turbo-charged account of a lovers' tryst that likens their amours to a speeding Bugatti.


  •   Assassin Attempt Had Bomb Close to Kennedy in 1960   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • On a bright Sunday morning nearly 43 years ago, a ramshackle Buick crept through the streets of Palm Beach, Fla., toward a sprawling, Mediterranean-style mansion. At the wheel was a disheveled, silver-haired madman. His aged right hand rested near a switch wired to seven sticks of dynamite.


  •   SARS Hampers Hong Kong Snake Industry   (Associated Press)
  • Nothing holds off Hong Kong's winter chill like a hearty bowl of snake soup — but there's a problem. Many restaurants are missing the main ingredient.


  •   Woman Found Guilty of Keeping Child in Dryer for Weeks   (Canadian Press)
  • An Ottawa woman has been convicted of locking a 6-year-old girl in a clothes dryer, where the girl ate, slept, urinated and defecated for weeks at a time.
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