Iran Response
Despite photographic proof showing otherwise, Iran insists that the British sailors it's imprisoned were inside Iranian waters when they were seized. Of course Tehran also considers "Iranian waters" to be the entire Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean Sea, and Lake Michigan.

U.S. Involvement
Iran may have seized the British sailors in the hopes that they could be exchanged for Iranian spies now being held in the U.S. But the White House says the only Iranian operative in the U.S. that it's willing to hand over is Sean Penn.


Iraq Withdrawal Bill
Senate Democrats have passed a bill that withholds funding for the war in Iraq unless the White House agrees to a U.S withdrawal by the spring of 2008. Inspired by the Democrats, the Shakopee Indian tribe is threatening to withhold all casino slot machine winnings until the U.S. agrees to withdraw from Minnesota by 2009.


SF Plastic Ban
Trying to be more "green," San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted to become the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets. In order to meet the expected demand for more paper bags, developers have chopped down the Redwood Forest.


Recession Fears
Despite inflation and mortgage concerns, Fed chief Ben Bernanke says the chances of recession remain "remote." That's because the Congressional Democrats have been so busy trying to stop the War in Iraq, they've forgotten to raise taxes.


Peretz Future
Israeli Labor Party leader Amir Peretz says he now wants to leave his post as defense minister and take over the treasury... where he plans to give all of Israel's money to Hezbollah.