Thursday Thirteen #41

My Take on 13 Recent News Headlines

1. A Shout Out to Nancy – In The House! – [link] Nancy Pelosi is the first woman Speaker of the House
   
   
2. Negroponte Has Left the Building to Get Rice – [link]
   John Negroponte resigned as National Intelligence Director to become deputy secretary of state under Condoleezza Rice.





3. Busta Busted – [link]
   Busta Rhymes been ordered to pay $100,000 dollars to a fan who claimed the rapper attacked him.





4. Whitney's Throne on eBay – [link]
   Hundreds of items belonging to singer Whitney Houston have been sold at auction at a warehouse in Irvington, N.J., after she failed to pay storage fees.





5. Miers is Flyers – [link]
   Harriet Miers stepped down as White House counsel.





6. Teach Robotics AND Clean the Floor! – [link]
   iRobot, those people that created the vacuuming robot, has made a version that people can easily tinker with.





7. Dita Von’t Teese Marilyn – [link]
   Marilyn Manson and Dita von Tesse divorse.





8. I Smell New York – [link]
   A mysterious bad smell came over New York. Many people blame New Jersey.





9. 5 Minutes to Boom – [link]
   The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced the Doomsday Clock to five minutes to midnight to warn the world of the dangers of nuclear weapons.





10. Will Joost be a Boost for TV? – [link]
    Joost tries to combine the best of TV and the best of the Internet by offering viewers a unique, TV-like experience over the internet. Personally, I can’t wait. But since I can’t get either TV or Internet at home, I’m screwed.





11. Snowbirds Regret Flight – [link]
    Trying to escape the snow in the north, Snowbirds usually go south for the winter. But a cold snap in California, Texas, and other usually warm places has made these people wish they were back home.





12. Shetty-ing Tears for Big Brother – [link]
    Possible racism in Europe’s Big Brother TV program has Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty in tears.





13. Don’t Throw Viagra to the Animals! – [link]
    A female chimp that has been in a “old Chimps home” sanctuary has given birth. But all the males there were supposed to have been fixed! Now paternity tests will have to be given to find the culprit.










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