Week of November 8, 2004

Ten thousand U.S. troops and about 1,000 Iraqi troops attack the insurgent-laden

stronghold of Fallouja.

President Bush offers praise and prayers for U.S. troops fighting in Fallouga. He

and First lady Laura visited an arm hospital to meet with military personnel

wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In Mexico City - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell tells Mexican officials that

prospects for an overhaul of immigration rules had “improved significantly” and

that President Bush would soon work with Congress on his proposal to give

temporary work permits to millions of immigrants.

Passing - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. He was being treated for a

mysterious illness at a French hospital. He was 75.

U.S. commanders say that they loose control over most of Fallouja, saying

insurgents are pinned down and about 1,600 have been killed.

degree murder in the death of his

wife, Laci, who was eight months

pregnant - and is to-be-born son.

The Fed raises short-term interest

rates by a quarter point - to 2%.

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former

Democratic vice presidential

candidate Sen.

John Edwards, has

begun

chemotherapy to

shrink a half-dollar

sized lump in her

breast. Doctors

found no sign the cancer has spread.

A study of an experimental diet pill found that people not only

lost weight but keep if off for two years. It’s from a French

pharmaceutical - Acomplia.

Week of November 8, 2004

its cars and race tracks to display ads for hard liquor.

a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel

Cup race at Phoenix International raceway, The

point standings are as follows:

Kurt Busch - 6,191. Jeff Gordon - 6.150. Dale

Earnhardt Jr. at 6,144

Jimmy Johnson - 6,143. Mark Martin - 6,089.

There are just two major races left in the NASCAR

season.

Roger Clemens of Houston gets his seventh Cy

Young Award.

The NFL agrees to extend its TV contracts with CBS and Fox - for six more

years. The league also gives DirecTV a new, exclusive five-year $3.5-million

contract to continue carrying the Sunday Ticket pay package through the 2010

season - a 75% increase.

Entertainment news -

Actor/singer Howard Keel. He was 85.

Music news -

Destiny Child is back after each member went solo. Their new album is “destiny

Fulfilled.” Members are Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

Rap artist O.D.B. - also known as “Ol Dirty Bastard” is

dead after he collapsed in a New York recording studio.

He was 35. He was born Russell Jones. He co-founded

the hit rap group the Wu-tang Clan in 1991 with his

cousins Robert Diggs (RZA) and Gary Grice (The

Genius/GZA).

Reacting to an earlier Internet leak, retailers are

scrambling to get Eminem’s new “Encore” album out.

Television news -

Ed Gordon, formerly of BET, joins the lineup of “60 Minutes II.”

Week of November 8, 2004

Bill Maher is hit with a $9-million lawsuit from a former flight attendant who claims

he broke promises to marry her, shook her and offended her with “degrading”

racial comments. She was also a model under the name “Coco Johnsen.”

HBO is canceling the quirky “Six Feet Under.”

Top TV -

CSI - 30.58

Desperate Housewives -

24.60

Without a Race - 21.77

Survivor: Vanuatu - 20.24

Extreme Makover Home Edition -

20.17

Lost - 18.73

60 Minutes - 17.59

ER - 17.01

Apprentice 2 - 16.05

Decision ‘04 (NBC) - 15.05

Monday Night Football - 14.80

Everybody Loves Raymond - 14.72

CSI: NY - 14.71

CSI: Miami - 14.53

Crossing Jordan - 14.38

The West Wing - 13.82

At the movies -

The Incredibles

Ray

The Grudge

Saw

Alfie

Shall We Dance?

Shark tale

Friday Night Lights

Ladder 49

Team America: World Police