Issue 78, 8th March 2007

Bush Refuses Talks With Iran, Fears Being Tricked Into Peace
WASHINGTON – The White House announced Tuesday they would not be holding talks with Iran despite rumors suggesting diplomacy was in the works. The reason given for this decision is that President Bush is quite worried he will be cleverly tricked into accepting a peaceful solution. >>>

Obama Denies Hillary Clinton Friend Request On MySpace
WASHINGTON – Reports are surfacing that Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama denied a MySpace friend request from fellow candidate Hillary Clinton...>>>

France Bans Journalists From Reporting Bad News
Paris - The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of bad news by professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of any journalist reporting on such bad news items as riots in the suburbs... >>>

Safronov Wins Putinlitzer Prize
Los Angeles - "We will be hosting a fund-raising reception for U.S. Senator Barack Obama," the invitation stated. "We hope you will be able to join us and meet Senator Obama in person." The invitation was signed: Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen....>>>

Comment: Chinchillas Of Mass Destruction...
I don't think I want to have kids any time soon but if I do, I realize picking a name is a very important thing. I mean, this is the beginning of someone's life we're talking about. You can't blow this decision. So here's my list of possible baby names: Tiny Tot, Rummy, Marshmallow, Darwin, Hunters Trophy, Absinthe, Chipmunk, Chinchilla, Platypus, Gerbil, Mad, Calamity, or Climax. I know, a little unorthodox, but they're great names. …Oh, wait. I confused lists. That's the list of names given to nuclear bombs tested by the US in the past few decades..... >>>

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