Week of December 1, 2006
President Bush extols Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s “courage” and vowed to
help him secure greater authority over security forces in the struggle to quell
violence.
A Bipartisan panel says the Iraq policy is “no longer viable” and advises the
President to wage a “diplomatic offensive.
John Bolton - the U.S ambassador to the United Nations says he is quitting that
position.
Five performing-arts legends are honored at the annual Kennedy Center awards.
They are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zubin Mehta, Dolly Parton, William Smokey
Robinson and Steven Spielberg.
All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. Coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey
used the same food distributor as health officials try to pinpoint the source of the
outbreak. Nine are still in the hospital.
Jockey
Russell Baze
passes Laffit Pincay to
become racing’s winningest jockey with a win a
Bay Meadows.
The Los Angeles Archdiocese agrees to pay $60
million to 45 people who said they were abused
by Roman Catholic priests.
Entertainment news-
Britney Spears was the most searched-for topic
on Yahoo this year. What’s amazing is that she
has released no new music for 2006. After
Spears - the most popular search terms -
WWE, Shakira, Jessica Simpson and Paris
Hilton. Most searched story - the death of Crocodile Hunter - Steve Irwin
followed by the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s son and the war in Iraq. She’s been
out of the spotlight, but plans to get back in. Pure - a Las Vegas nightclub, says
Spears will appear there to party and count down 2006.
HBO is taking its “Viral Videos Live” to Las Vegas. The concept features acts
broken in by homemade Internet videos.
