Winners & Losers
Winners Fidel Castro: Healthy again. Lesbians: Synthetic sperm cells derived from a woman’s bone marrow tissue could make male participation irrelevant for women who wish to conceive. Iraqi chauvinism: The Islamic Army in Iraq, a Sunni nationalist group, splits with al Qaeda. Mr. Bean: Bizarre appearance in the Tehran 15 controversy catapults film to box office smash. Lost ...
Winners
Fidel Castro: Healthy again.
Lesbians: Synthetic sperm cells derived from a woman’s bone marrow tissue could make male participation irrelevant for women who wish to conceive.
Iraqi chauvinism: The Islamic Army in Iraq, a Sunni nationalist group, splits with al Qaeda.
Mr. Bean: Bizarre appearance in the Tehran 15 controversy catapults film to box office smash.
Lost expats: Beijing corrects lousy English translations of 6,500 street signs.
Losers
Don Imus: Fired twice in two days for his comments about Rutgers’ women’s basketball team.
The Emerald City: The most fortified four square miles in Iraq appear more penetrable than anyone could’ve imagined.
Vonnegut fans: Lose a great one.
Paul Wolfowitz: May lose his job after preferential treatment for his girlfriend ignites mutiny among Bank employees.
Algeria: Back to the bad old 90s?
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