During a news conference yesterday in Iraq, President Bush ducked two shoes that were thrown at him by an Arabic television correspondent.  An Iraqi authority was asked if the man would be punished.  "Of course, he will punished," the Iraqi authority said,  "he missed."

Sarah Palin in her address to the Republican Convention last night described herself as an average "hockey mom."  So why then didn't she do a better job educating  her daughter on "keeping players out of the crease." 

Barack Obama will have a full plate when he takes office.  Not only does he have to fix the economy, he must also deal with the country's two major areas of conflict:  Iraq and the View.  

 A woman accused of hiding a decaying corpse on her toilet so she could continue collecting her Social Security was convicted of a misdemeanor, a prosecutor said Monday.   Authorities say they will now turn their attention to another possible case of a corpse being used to collect Social Security when Wednesday they question the wife of Larry King.

Health officials report that swine flu can be transmitted through direct contact with pigs--really bad news for Bill Clinton.

Manuel Uribe, the world's heaviest man, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico.  The bride was decked out in a strapless ivory dress while the groom wore a white polyseter tarp. 

George W. Bush sent his congratulations on Sunday to Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games.  Bush told Phelps by phone that he was most impressed by Phelps' effort as a  member of the victorious US 4x100-meter medley relay team.  Bush told Phelps he was amazed at how fast he could swim while clutching a baton.

Capitalizing on the enormous popularity of Sarah Palin, FOX has announced that the Alaskan governor will star in three holiday specials:

Dec  4--"There's No Place Like Nome for the Holidays"

Dec 10--"I Can See the North Pole from My House"

Dec 15--"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town--You Betcha!" 

This is the second time this month the federal government has rescued a troubled private company.  Today the government will announce it is bailing out the New York Mets by adding a couple arms to the beleaguered bullpen.