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News Bits for the New Year
- 414 now dead from Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
- US preparing south Afghan surge against Taliban insurgency in the area.
- Thai authorities trying to figure out the cause of the nightclub fire that killed 59 people on New Years Eve in Bangkok.
- Muslim family gets kicked off an AirTran flight after their discussion over which is the "safest" area of the plane to sit in.
- Former Rhode Island Senator and creator of the Pell Grant Claiborne Pell died yesterday.
- Global decrease in demand for milk products in these uncertain economic times leads to a oversupply of milk.
- EW's first look at some of the big movies headed our way this new year.
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