This week in the news

Today Lucy didn't take the ball away from Charlie, Charlie took it away from Lucy.  Half of the nation laughed.

--This Week in the News--

African-American grandparents struggling to raise their grandchilden, were photographed at an angle and put on the front page of the Chicago Tribune.  The angle was an attempt to show the family, thrown off balance, by their son's drug use.

The rocket, Cassini, that had a 1 in 476 chance of releasing radioactive plutonium, poisoning whole areas of Florida, went up without trouble.  The trouble comes when it swings by the earth to gain momentum on it's way to saturn.  Several countries, including Switzerland, have filed lawsuits against the US for jepordizing the world with this and most of its recent missions, which have involved the use of plutonium.

Businessmen lean back, spread their legs, and gesture widely with both hands.  This is reassuring.  When they are angry, they lean their oiled head over a podium, throw their chin forward, and gesture with one open hand, fingers spread.  This is authoritative.  Dow recovers and hits new heights.  A strong comeback for the S and P 500.

The international travel section is bigger than the international news section.

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