#1.....More trouble for the Jay leno show.  The latest numbers are out and his ratings have slipped to their lowest ever.  Its gotten so bad he is asking the government for a bailout.

#2....But Leno's moods are surprisingly high....even though he is taking it on the chin !!

The Vietnam News newspaper reports that citizens of Hanoi have killed about 1.7 million mice this year in a government inspired crackdown aimed at controlling the rising numbers of vermin infesting the city.  ***MARLAR: There goes any chance of a Disneyland opening in Hanoi.

The British Egg Information Service has announced that soon there will be available something they call a "smart egg" to solve the surprisingly contentious issue of when are soft, medium and hard-boiled eggs properly boiled. It seems an invisible ink on the shell turns the egg black at precisely the right moment. Or so they claim.  ***MARLAR: And haven’t we all been clamoring for black eggs?

President Barack Obama's approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country's mood begins to brighten. But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling. An Associated Press poll says 56 percent of those surveyed in the past week approve of Obama's job performance, up from 50 percent in September. It's the first time since he took office in January that his rating has gone up.  ***MARLAR: Probably because watching his televised speeches is still more entertaining than the new Fall TV lineup.  

A suspicious white powder has been discovered hidden in a shipment of dictionaries.

“Nosey” workers spotted the unprincipled packets — which were headed for Madrid, Spain — at a post office in the Dominican Republic. Officials from the National Drug Control Agency intercepted them and found “a white powder that appears to be cocaine,” sewn into the lining of the books. Wasting no time, the NDCA called in Special Agent Keith Richards, who quickly confirmed the substance to indeed be booger sugar.

This is the third time in two months that drugs have been found sewn into book covers or cards bound for Spain from the Caribbean nation, prompting President Barack Obama to include the Dominican Republic on his list of 20 major drug producers. 

Not surprisingly, Amy Winehouse continues to hold the top spot on his list of 20 major drug consumers.

Even more surprising to authorities,  the gun was being held by mobster Albert "Tiny" Manzo.   

A married man, who planned a rendezvous with one of his many mistresses, surprisingly found himself bound with “sheer sheets,” blindfolded with a pillowcase and held captive by four women – which included his wife.  The women proceeded to Krazy Glue his penis to his stomach.

They may have been angered over being repeatedly shot in the face, while giving oral sex, and figured after gluing him, get him to shoot himself in the face and see how he likes it!  The women left him in the motel room after he started screaming.

The victim reportedly told police “I didn’t mind being tied up, but I began screaming because the blindfold wasn't big enough!”

Former President George Bush was visited by Katie Couric today at his ranch in Crawford Texas . " Mr. President , what do you think of the recent flap over President Obama's racial comments regarding Professor Gates and the Cambridge Police  Dept. , his failed attempt at health care reform , the rising unemployment rate , the increase in home foreclosures and personal bankruptcies , the wasted taxpayer bailout money that went to G.M. , his inability to get the Iranians and North Koreans to stop building nuclear weapons , and the continued downward spiral the U.S. economy seems to be heading in ? "  Bush replied by singing  " Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay , My, oh my, what a  Stupidly wonderful day ! "

L'AQUILA, Italy – President Barack Obama joined other world leaders on Wednesday in backing new targets for battling global warming, supporting a goal of keeping the world's average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).  This enormous task will be accomplished by putting muzzles on the 4 hosts of "The View".