January 15th 2007

Radio Stunt
A woman who competed in a radio station's contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication. Members of the morning show would have lost the contest too because after they found out what happened to the woman they all wetted their pants.

Troop Augmentation
Senator McCain and several generals said during the weekend that we need at least 150 000 more soldiers to succeed. Apparently 20 000 troops would be enough for Iraq but to protect Condi from the U.S. Congress we need at least 150 000 soldiers.

Air Force sergeant Michelle Manhart was kicked out of the service for posing nude in the February issue of Playboy. Apparently some generals were concerned that if they had kept sergeant Manhart there could have been troop's "augmentation."

FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering lifting a ban on commercial airline pilots past the age of 60 because some pilot groups have been lobbying Congress and the FAA to raise the retirement age. Apparently pilots are also asking to raise the alcohol limit to 0.20.

Nuke Attack
Studio sources claim producers of the Fox TV show 24 are pushing hard to have a nuclear explosion on the Monday episode that rivals the Golden Globe Awards on NBC. Organizers at the Golden Globe said they might also use a nuclear explosion if some of the winners take more than 30 second to thank the award.

Prince Harry
Britain's Prince Harry, will receive training to prepare for deployment in Iraq. The two-day course will drill Harry and his comrades in basic Iraqi Arabic. Bush’s daughters are also preparing themselves, learning basic Spanish to say “mas cerveza por favor”

Consumer Electronic Show
The 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas ended Thursday. There were more than 2,700 companies offering its products. Judging by the prices of some of them what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Cheney
Digging in for confrontation, Vice President Dick Cheney said yesterday that critics who want to pull back from Iraq don't have the "stomach" for a long fight, and accused them of playing into Osama bin Laden's hands. After the Vice President’s harsh comments, Democrats showed frustration and said they want to see “Dick in a Box.”