Week of December 15, 2004

The Fed raises the key interest rate to 2.25% - up another quarter point.

President Bush says the U.S. engagement in Iraq will intensify in the coming year

and that a violent insurgency has eroded morale among Iraqis and Americans.

An explosion tears through a mess tent at a U.S military base near the northern

Iraqi city of Mosul during lunchtime, killing at least 22.

Upon weakening dollar - President Bush say that he favors a strong dollar and

would work with Congress to cut the federal budget deficit that places pressure

on the currency.

The FDA warns physicians to consider

alternatives to the poplar arthritis drug

Celebrex because of new evidence that,

like the similar drug Vioxxx, removed

from the market in September, it doubles

the chances of heart attacks and strokes.

More Iraq as Bombs go off in Najaf and

Karbala, killing at least 62

Time Magazine names President Bush

its Person of the Year - the second time for Bush. After a grueling campaign,

Bush remains a polarizing figure in America and around the world and that’s part

of the reason the magazine selected him, said Managing editor Jim Kelly.

Music news - Major pop stations are conducting their holiday pop

concerts/events.

Last week, did you catch the Z-100 (WHTZ New York) Jingle Ball? It featured

Destiny’s Child, Kelly Clarkson and Ashlee Simpson at Madison Square Garden.

Also last week - KROQ’s “Almost Acoustic Christmas” with Franz Ferdiand,

Green day and Modest Mouse at the Universal Amphitheater. KDWB’s Jingle

Ball with Avril Lavigne, Ryan Cabrera and Maroon5 at the Target Center in

Minneapolis.

Popular Ringtones -

My Boo - Usher and Alisha Keys

Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg

Lean Back - Terror Squad

Bella Baby - Chingy

Week of December 15, 2004

Lose By Breath - Destiny’s Child

Technology -

A federal judge dismisses a suit brought by Geico that had sought to bar Google

from selling the ads from rival insurers when Web surfers type “Geico” into the

search engine. . The judge said Geico failed to prove that consumers were

tricked into doing business with the advertisers.

Entertainment news -

“Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” will begin to go on sale at 12:01am July

1 st in the U.S., Canada, Britain and Australia. Mark your calendars.

Television news -

Ratings - UPN moves past the WB in total viewers (3.5 million versus 3 million)

with 18 to 49 year olds.

Don’t miss Jamie Foxx in “A Home For The Holidays” airing this week on CBS-

TV.

Donald Trump picks Kelly Perdew to

be his new apprentice before 16.9 million

TV viewers. That’s 11 mlllion fewer

viewers than the last Apprentice finale.

Top TV Last Week -

CSI - 29.83

Desperate Housewives - 21.56

Survivor: Vanuatu - 20.04

Survivor Vanuatu Finale - 19.72

Without A Trace - 19.49

Lost - 18.86

ER - 18.21

Monday Night Football - 16.63

Barbara Walters Presents - 16.33

Apprentice 2 - 15.99

CSI: Miami - 15.89

Law & Order - 15.69

Survivor: Vanuatu Reunion - 15.23

Everybody Loves Raymond - 14.93

NCIS - 14.59

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 14.54

Two and A Half Men - 13.65

Week of December 15, 2004

Charlie Brown Christmas - 13.58

Law & Order: SVU - 13.50

60 Minutes - 13.38

Saturday night television -

CBS - The Story of Santa Class, Cold Chase, 48 Hours Mystery

NBC - Movie-National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Law & Order: Criminal

Intent, Saturday Night Live

ABC - Remember the Titans

FOX - Cops, America’s Most Wanted

MTV - Happy Ending: MTV’s

Year-end Countdown

Nick (Early Evening) -

SpongeBob, All Grown Up,

Romeo!, All That, The Amanda

Show

Disney - That’s So Raven,

Movie

Spike - World’s Most Amazing

Videos, MXC, WWE Velocity

Saturday Night Live - Robert

DiNero hosts.

Hot Hits This Week -

My Boo - Usher and Alicia Keys

Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg

Over and Over - Nelly/Tim McGraw -

1,2 Step - Clara

Wonderful - Ja Rule/R.Kelly/Ashanti

Lovers and Friends - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz/Usher/Ludacris

Let Me Love You - Mario

Soldier - Destiny’s Child

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

I don’t Want To Be - Gavin DeGraw

Fabolous - Breather

Top Country -

Back When - Tim McGraw

Week of December 15, 2004

The Woman With You - Kenny Chesney

Nothing On But the Radio - Gary Allen

Some Beach - Blake Shelton

How Am I Doin’ - Dierke Bentley

Awful, Beautiful Life - Darryl Worley

Party For Two - Shania Twain

Monday Morning Church - Alan Jackson

Mr. Mom - Lonestar

Top hits in Britain -

Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid

Lose My Breath - destiny’s Child

You Can do It - Ice Cube -

I’ll Stand By You - Girls Aloud

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Unwritten - - Natasha Bedingfield

Hot albums this week -

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Encore - Eminem

Street’s Disciple - NAS

Jay Z/Lincoln Park - MTV Ultimate

Mash-ups Presents: Collision Course

Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny’s Child

New 17 - Various Artists

Greatest Hits - Shania Twain

Confessions - Usher

Greatest Hits 2 - Toby Keith

Rejoyce: The Christmas Album -

Jessica Simpson

Merry Christmas With Love - Clay

Aiken

Crunk Juice - Lil Jon & The Easy

Side Boyz

Love, Angel, Music, baby - Gwen Stefani

R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece - Snoop Dog

Suit - Nelly

Christmas Steamroller - Mannheim Steamroller

Top Hip Hop/R&B -

Gotta Go Solo - Patti Labelle

Lose My Breath - Destiny’s Child

Drop It Like It’s Not - Snoop Doog

Week of December

15,

2004

Only U - Ashanti

I Changed My Mind - Keyshia Cole

Get Back - Ludacris

Shorty Wanna Ride - Young Buck

Top Pop Artists For

2004

Usher

Alicia Keys

Outkast

Maroon5

Beyonce

Kanye West

Toby Keith

Twista

Jay-Z

Kenny Chesney

Lincoln Park

Twista

Britney Spears

Nelly

Ludacris

R. Kelly

Hoobastank

Evanescence

Norah Jones

Nickleback

Sheryl Crow

Chingy

3 Doors Down

Avril Lavigne

Jessica Simpson