. . . North Korea conducts an underground nuclear test, which is especially troubling because the ground in question is located in Wyoming. This goes virtually unnoticed in Washington, where everybody continues to be obsessed with the growing body of instant messages generated by Mark Foley, who, despite his busy schedule as a lawmaker, apparently found time to attempt to become sheepherding buddies with pretty much every young male in North America.
In other political developments, Sen. Barack Obama, looking back on a career in the U.S. Senate that spans nearly 20 months, allows as how he might be ready to move on to the presidency.
Obamamania sweeps the nation as millions of voters find themselves deeply impressed by Obama's views and the fact that he was on "Oprah." In a gracious gesture from a potential 2008 rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sends Obama a good-luck card, which is stapled to the head of a horse.
Opponents of illegal Mexican immigration had cheered when Congress authorized the construction of a 700-mile fence. Their cheers quickly fade when they learn that, because of wording inserted at the last minute by Sens. Robert Byrd and Ted Stevens, 650 miles of the fence will be constructed in West Virginia and Alaska.
Vice President Dick Cheney again becomes the center of controversy when, while being interviewed on a radio show, he defends the interrogation technique known as "water-boarding" as a legitimate anti-terrorism tool, not torture. At first the host disagrees, but after several "commercial breaks," Cheney brings him around.
A strong earthquake shocks Hawaii, causing Paris to shut down completely.
In sports, a football game between the University of Miami and Florida International University is marred by violence, prompting both schools to seriously consider banning players from carrying handguns onto the field. In baseball, the New York Yankees, despite being clearly the best and most expensive team the world has ever seen, fail to even get into the World Series, leaving Yankee fans to spend yet another bitter off-season wondering why their team can't simply be awarded the championship and not have to play these stupid games against clearly inferior teams from dirtball cities that don't even have subways.
In other political developments, Sen. Barack Obama, looking back on a career in the U.S. Senate that spans nearly 20 months, allows as how he might be ready to move on to the presidency.
Obamamania sweeps the nation as millions of voters find themselves deeply impressed by Obama's views and the fact that he was on "Oprah." In a gracious gesture from a potential 2008 rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sends Obama a good-luck card, which is stapled to the head of a horse.
Opponents of illegal Mexican immigration had cheered when Congress authorized the construction of a 700-mile fence. Their cheers quickly fade when they learn that, because of wording inserted at the last minute by Sens. Robert Byrd and Ted Stevens, 650 miles of the fence will be constructed in West Virginia and Alaska.
Vice President Dick Cheney again becomes the center of controversy when, while being interviewed on a radio show, he defends the interrogation technique known as "water-boarding" as a legitimate anti-terrorism tool, not torture. At first the host disagrees, but after several "commercial breaks," Cheney brings him around.
A strong earthquake shocks Hawaii, causing Paris to shut down completely.
In sports, a football game between the University of Miami and Florida International University is marred by violence, prompting both schools to seriously consider banning players from carrying handguns onto the field. In baseball, the New York Yankees, despite being clearly the best and most expensive team the world has ever seen, fail to even get into the World Series, leaving Yankee fans to spend yet another bitter off-season wondering why their team can't simply be awarded the championship and not have to play these stupid games against clearly inferior teams from dirtball cities that don't even have subways.
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