April 21, 2006
News Bits!
- French MP goes on hunger strike. "Like a sad clown," he says, "I'm not asking to win. I'm asking for good sense to triumph." Reason for the dramatics? He didn't want a paint factory in his district to close.
- When they say "Long Live the Queen" they're not kidding. Today Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday with a small get-together.
- MySpace has been quite the forum for do-no-gooders lately. Some kids were planning a shooting at a high school in Kansas but their plan was foiled when a woman in North Carolina blew the whistle.
- The Chicago Cubs' first baseman, Derrek Lee, broke his wrist Wednesday during a game with the Dodgers. He's expected to be out for a couple months.
- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales addressed the threat of child pornography and exploitation during a speech on Thursday. He is proposing more severe penalties and more cooperation from ISPs in an effort to "nip it in the bud". We all know, that the real threat lies here.
- Seemingly a clever man, Philip Winikoff took playing doctor a little too far. He was arrested in Florida for posing as a doctor and offering free breast exams.
- And we thought our Vulcan Ears were going to go out of style. Trekkies can really celebrate when the 2008 release of another Star Trek movie doesn't bomb. It is going to be directed by J.J. Abrams who also did Alias and Lost.
- The NBA playoffs start tomorrow. A complete schedule of the first round of games can be found here.
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that school shooting plot was in kansas.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/ap_on_re_us/foiled_plot
KAHN! KAHN!