Week of March 23, 2007

President Bush inspects Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which has been

criticized for shoddy living conditions. He apologized and promised to fix the

bureaucratic snafus that led to the mess.

Iraq - There’s some divide between Sunni insurgents and Al Qaeda - so says

insurgent leaders and Sunni Arab politicians and the U.S. is not unhappy - it’s

something it hopes to exploit.

D. Kyle Sampson - a former aide - says the despite his earlier denials - Atty.

Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales was deeply involved in discussions that led to the firing

of eight U.S. attorneys.

continue to run - that his

presidential campaign is not

over, despite that wife

cancer - first diagnosed in

2004, has now spread from the

breast into her bone.

Crude oil prices surge above

$66 a barrel - a six-month high.

Circuit City cuts 3,400 people

who earned “well above” the

local market rate for the sort of

jobs they held at its stores. In 11 weeks, they’ll be able to apply for their old

positions which will come with lower hourly wages.

Rudolph W. Giuliani says in an ABC-TV interview that he is open to having his

wife sit in on Cabinet meetings if he is elected president.

February sales of new homes in the U.S. fell 18.3% from a year earlier to the

lowest level in nearly seven years.

Nearly 500 people have been killed in Mexico’s drug wars so far this year,

despite a crackdown by the government.

The Dow has its best week in a month - rising 19.87 points or .16% to 12,481.01.

Sports -

Week of March 23, 2007

Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers becomes the fourth player to score 50 or more

points in three consecutive games. The others are Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor

and Michael Jordan.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles say that they would ask a judge to revoke Paris

Hilton’s probation in a reckless-driving case - a move that could lead to jail time.

The decision followed an investigation into whether the heiress and reality-TV

star violated terms of her probation by driving last month with a suspended

license.

Choice Awards this week.

Technology -

YouTube announces the seven

winners from its inaugural awards

this week. Videos “Ask a Ninja” and

a treadmill-choreographed music

video by the OK Go’s are among

the winners.

IBM says that it had developed a

tiny chip capable of transmitting an

entire high-definition movie in a

single second

and it will be on the deluxe edition of Beyonce’ “B’day” album.

Snoop Dogg won’t be touring in Britain after that country denied him entry. Snoop

has been on a European tour with Sean “Diddy” Combs and was supposed to

play five dates in Britain.

Rapper Rusta Rhymes will face trial in NY on two assault charges.

Trimmed - Only the final 10 contestants, not 12 will get to go on the traditional

“American Idol postseason tour.

Week of March 23, 2007

Television news -

TV Guide will launch a test version of an online video search tool that will enable

viewers to find clips and full episodes of TV shows posted on the Web.

“Acceptable TV’ debuts on VH1. It is described as the broadcast spinoff of the

website Channel 101.com. There, people (producers) submit digital shorts and

the audience has the power to cancel or renew a series for another week.

Top TV -

American Idol (Tue.) - 29.96 million viewers

American Idol (Wed.) - 27.08

Grey’s Anatomy - 22.30

Dancing with the Stars - 21.80

CSI: Miami - 17.66

NCIS - 15.69

Criminal Mind - 15.19

‘Til Death - 14.88

Deal or No Deal (Mon.) - 14.19

Cold Case - 13.90

CSI: NY - 13.64

Without a Trace - 12.74

60 Minutes - 12.63

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition -

12.30

Lost - 12.22

The Unit - 1.97

24- 1.80

Two and a Half Men - 11.68

October Road - 11.50

Other shows random -

Boston Legal - 9.14

20/20 - 7.79

At the movies this week -

TMNT

300

Shooter

Wild Hogs

The Last Mimzy

Premonition

The Hills Have eyes II

Reign Over Me

Week of March 23, 2007

Pride

Dead Silence