Wednesday, October 01, 2003

White House Leak
President Bush's promised crackdown on White House leaks began last night. But Mr. Bush stopped hitting Spot the family dog with a newspaper when his aides told him that wasn't exactly the kind of leak they were talking about.


Muslim Aid
A new State Department report says the U.S. must spend millions more in economic aid to Arab countries if it wants to improve its image in the Muslim world. The report apparently assumes terrorists will stop blowing themselves up as soon as they get that extra slice of government surplus cheese.


Video Deliveries
The major Hollywood movie studios will no longer send out copies of new movies to Academy members in advance of the awards season. Executives say they're doing it to cut down on costs, eliminate movie piracy, and because Winona Ryder never returns any of the tapes.


Homework Study
A new report by the Brookings Institute says American public schools aren't giving students as much homework as their parents think. It turns out most kids are just spending a few hours every night planning an escape route for the next shooting incident.

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