It's Tough to Love a Steamroller

• Must be all that screaming, cursing, and Medicaid- cutting: Governor Spitzer's approval ratings plunged 13 percent in the latest Quinnipiac poll, with only 48 percent happy with his performance. [NYP] • A Bronx martial-arts instructor has confessed to a plan to train Al Qaeda terrorists. Tarik Shah, a jazz musician by day, was going to provide instruction in hand-to-hand combat. Does Osama's new plan involve simply beating us up? [MetroNY] • We may not have farms in skyscrapers quite yet, but here's one on a barge: Sun Works, a group of local scientists, is growing tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers in a floating garden just off the West Side Highway. [WNYC] • Think the city's taking too much interest in what's on your plate? You'll be happy to know its attention is shifting south: The Department of Health is about to start a campaign promoting circumcision. [NYT] • And in a related item, the City Hall's inexplicably subway-themed condom giveaway has been a huge success, with five million snatched up in 30 days. The city does not provide statistics on the items' actual use. Yet. [NYDN]

Posted 04/05/07 in Daily Intel : The Morning Line

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