Big Dig
President Obama is calling for a new $50 billion plan to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure. That's because the country is going to need better roads and trains when the voters send all the Democrats back home in November.



Koran Burning
Left wing groups are protesting a Florida church's plans to publicly burn the Koran... mostly because the harmful carbon emmissions.



Peas in a Pod
Oracle's Larry Ellison is hiring ousted Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd as his new number two. It's not clear if Ellison is interested in Hurd's business expertise or his little black book.



Obama's Complaint
President Obama is complaining that his critics, "talk about me like I'm a dog." Actually, no one is comparing him to a dog because everyone knows a dog can be fixed.



Boise Wins Thriller
Boise St. came back in the closing minutes for a 33-30 win against Virginia Tech late last night. Boise's only regret was that the game ended so late, the players will be too sleepy to cut class tomorrow.






September 7th



1876: Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but the bank ends up stealing their tax money in a federal bailout.


1901: The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the ringng of the bell in the 15th round.


2008: The government takes full control the mortgage financing companies, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Foreclosure Louie.