Week of November 8, 2006

Democrats take control of the House - the first time in 12 years. In California -

Arnold Swarzenegger wins in a landslide.

Sadam Hussein, sentenced to hang in his war crimes trial, calls on warring Iraqis

outside to let bygones be bygones. “I call upon al Iraqis, Arabs, and Kurds to

forgive, reconcile and shake hands.”

President Bush, acknowledging voters had given him “a thumping” and said the

chief architect of his military strategy, defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had

resigned.

Republican senators George Allen in Virginia and Conrad Burns in Montana

concede defeat and that gives Democrats control of both branches of Congress -

the first time in 12 years.

President Bush cautions against holding talks with Syria and Iran and beginning

a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, but says he’s open to new ideas. Some

Democrats say they would press to begin a phased U.s. military withdrawal from

Iraq within four to six months.

The Supreme Court lets stand the murder

conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel,

who is serving a prison term of at least 20 years

for the beating death of his Greenwich Conn.

Neighbor, Martha Moxley - 31 years ago.

Technology - Sun Microsystems says that it had

begun to make it Java technology an open-

source software project available for free on the

Internet. Making Java an open-source project

allows programmers to examine, modify, fix bugs

and contribute new features in Java’s underlying

code.

Walt Disney’s game unit announce a new video

game studio that would focus on crating new and Disney-inspired titles for

Nintendo Co’s hand-held DS player and upcoming Wii console.

Microsoft has finished work on its long-delayed Windows Vista operating system

and should be available January 30.

Wow - Google is growing. It now employs 9,378 people.

Week of November 8, 2006

Entertainment news -

Britney Spears files for divorce from Kevin Federline - the back-up dancer-

turned-rapper.

Actor Daniel Baldwin is released from a jail in Orange County (CA) after being

booked on suspicion of stealing a friend’s SUV, which followed a drug arrest in

nearby Santa Monica.

Bill Cosby settles a lawsuit with a woman who said the entertainer drugged and

sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia. Terms of the settlement

remain confidential.

Passing - Actor Jack Palance (87).

Passing - Ed Bradley - famed CBS newsman. He

was 65.

Music news -

Guns N’ Roses cancels a performance in Maine

after being told by police they can’t drink on stage.

Faith Hill says she was just

joking when cameras

showed her screaming

“what?” in apparent anger

when she lost the female

vocalist of the year award to newcomer Carrie

Underwood at the Country Music Assn. Awards on

Monday night in Nashville. “The idea that I would act

disrespectful towards a fellow musician is unimaginable

to me. For this to become a focus of attention given the talent gathered is utterly

ridiculous,” said the singer. This is her reaction that night and it looks like she

wasn’t kidding

Television news -

CBS is returning “The King of Queens” to the schedule on Dec. 6. Recently, it

had left the schedule after eight seasons, but 13 episodes were ordered as a

backup series.

Top TV -

Desperate Housewives - 22.65

Sunday Night Football (NBC) - 21.94

Grey’s Anatomy (Thursday) - 21.02

Week of November 8, 2006

CSI - 20.71

Dancing with the Stars - 20.51

Dancing with the Stars results - 19.22

Criminal Minds - 16.97

Deal or No deal - 16.90

CSI:NY - 16.64

Lost - 16.07

NCIS - 15.94

60 Minutes - 15.31

Survivor: Crook Islands - 15.29

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 15.27

Heroes - 14.89

NBC NFL Pregame - 14.61

CSI:Miami - 14.47

House - 14.18

Cold Case - 13.96

ER - 13.85

Two and a Half Men - 13.72

Ugly Betty - 13.62

Brothers & Sisters - 13.53

Friday night television -

CBS - Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home, Numbers, Late Show, Late Late Show

with Craig Ferguson

NBC - 1 vs. 100, Las Vegas, Law & Order, Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien

ABC - Grey’s Anatomy, Men in Texas, 20/20, Nightline, Jimmy Kimmel Live

Fox - Vanished, Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy

CW - WWE Friday Night Smackdown

MyNet - Desire, Fashion House

PBS - Washington Week, Wall St. Week, Tavis Smiley, Charlie Rose

E! - E! News, The daily 10, Dr. 90210 E True Hollywood

story, The Soup

Comedy - Daily Show, the Report, Chappelle’s Show

Disney - Hannah Montana , Zack & Cody, Movie-Freaky

Friday

At the movies -

A Good Year

Harsh Times

Night of the Living dad

The Return

Stranger Than Fiction