Monday, August 06, 2007

MONDAY NEWS inDIGESTion

Round and round the world we go - in the style of WHB back in the early 60's - echo-dateline and all ...

* BAGHDAD - The nation caught in Bush's Folly sees it's political situation worsen. Five more ministers in the government say they'll boycott any meetings. Meanwhile- 28 die after a truck bomb explodes in the northern Iraq city of Tal Afar.

* LONDON - Farmers in the U.K. hope the latest round of foot and mouth disease is contained. Men in America always hope foot in mouth disease is contained.

* MOSCOW - The Russian government announced a new anti-ballistic missile missile defense is now in place and working. Hopes are that it will never be used.

* HUNTINGTON, Utah - What was reported early today as a 4.0 earthquake in Utah was actually a mine collapse. Six miners are trapped and feared dead.

* WASHINGTON D.C. - "Flight delays on America's air carriers are the worst they've been in 13 years"- said a Department of Transportation spokeman just getting off a flight from New York he boarded last week.

* CORRECTION - In last hours' news update- it was reported President Bush was committed.
The correction to that story is that the President was committed to tracking al Qaida.

Mr. Qaida- a hack driver in New York City- had no comment.

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