Week of February 8, 2007

U.S. defense and intelligence officials seek to bolster the charge that Iran was

providing arms to Shiite Muslim militants in Iraq. Munitions were displayed at a

meeting to make the case.

Russian President Vladimir V. Putin berates the U.S. declaring that Washington’s

militarism had fostered global instability and forced vulnerable nations to seek

nuclear weapons.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney formally launches his bid for president

in Michigan - stressing values and innovation.

Making it official - Sen. Barack Obama formally launches his bid for president in

Springfield, Illinois.

North Korea says it will freeze its nuclear tests - for now! A deal calls for a halt to

plutonium production in return for energy aid.

Stocks are down after new Century Financial and HSBC Holdings report big

losses from defaults.

Contradicts Libby - NBC’s Tim

Russert becomes the third

journalist to testify against

Scooter Libby - saying he

never gave Libby information

about the wife of an Iraq war

critic - Valerie Plame.

Sports -

Passing - Hank Bauer - famed

Yankee player and Orioles

manager. He was 84.

Technology -

On line site Veoh - which stocks more than 100,00 videos by amateurs and

professionals. It sees it self as the place if you really want to broadcast. It debuts

this week.

MySpace plans announces that it has introduced a vide-filtering program that

should automatically remove copyrighted material from its website.

Entertainment news -

Anna Nicole Smith is found dead in a Florida hotel. She was 39.

Week of February 8, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith’s last movie - “Illegal Aliens” debuts on home video in May.

Anna Nicole Smith’s autopsy is inconclusive. So far - three men, including

Howard K. Stern claim to be the father of her baby.

Actor Omar Shariff is ordered to attend anger management classes and serve

two years probation after pleading no contest to hitting a Beverly Hills parking

valet.

Sacha Baron Cohen sings a deal to make “Borat 2,” a sequel to the successful

movie.

Tomi Rae Hynie - the woman who

claims to be James Brown’s fourth

wife planned to return to the home

she shared with the singer after a

judge ruled that she could retrieve

her belongings.

Grammy Music news - Sting and

the two other Police get together for

the first time in public in two

decades for a reunion that kicked

off the Grammy Wards. They sang

“Roxanne,” from 1979.

Record of the year - “Not Ready to

make Nice” - Dixie Chicks

Album of the year - “taking the Long

Way” - Dixie Chicks

Song of the year - Not Ready to make

Nice - Dixie Chicks and Dan Wilson

Best new artist - Carrie Underwood.

R. Kelly undergoes surgery for a burst

appendix. He was supposed to be in a

Chicago court after he plead not guilty

to child pornography.

Top album - “Not Too Late” - Norah

Jones.

Week of February 8, 2007

Top TV -

American Idol (Tue.) - 33.36 million viewers

American Idol (Wed.) - 27.91

Grey’s Anatomy (Thu.) - 25.20

House - 24.88

CSI - 22.52

Grammy A - 20.06wards

CSI: Miami 18.43

Desperate Housewives - 18.10

Two and a Half Men - 17.68

Deal or No Deal (Mon.) 17.41

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 16.93

Survivor: Fiji - 16.44

Criminal Minds - 16.27

NCIS - 16.16

CSI: NY - 14.97

Rules of Engagement - 14.83

Television news -

Comedy Central says it has renewed “the Sarah Silverman Program” for a 14-

episode season beginning next fall.

Sci-Fi channel says it order 13 more “Battlestar Galactica” episodes - for its

fourth season.

MTV Networks will cut 250 jobs nationwide to focus more on faster growing

digital entertainment.

Don’t miss VH1’s “I Love New York.” This week

- Tiffany Pollard - kisses no fewer than five of

the shows contestants.

Rupert Murdoch announces that his Fox will

launch a business channel to compete with

CNBC.

At the movies -

Norbit

Hannibal Rising

Because I Said So

The Messengers

Night at the Museum