NEWSDAY ALERT!! I'm back in the "Punchlines" column in today's Newsday! Here's the link: Newsday

Boy Bomber
The discovery of a 14-year old Arab boy with explosives under his clothes at the Palestinian-Israeli border is receiving universal condemnation around the world. The U.S. calls it savage, Russia says it's troubling, and the UN is loudly denouncing Israel for making a harmless teenager take off his shirt on a cold day.

Kerry's Back
John Kerry is back traveling the country today after taking a week's vacation. But Kerry insists his campaign never really took any time off, he just let Richard Clarke run it for a few days.

Senate Vote
Senate Democrats have just defeated a Republican plan to eliminate overtime pay for white-collar workers. But the employees really affected by the vote aren't celebrating, mostly because it'll take awhile for the news to reach India.