Week of November 8, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama urges Congress to pass an economic stimulus

package before he takes office. If they fail, he said he will make it “the first thing”

he gets done.

Bailout city - AIG’s bailout funds are now at $150 billion - adding pressure to

bailout industries such as the big automakers. Is the initial $700 billion enough?

A program aimed at mortgages owned or guaranteed by government-sponsored

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could help several hundred thousand borrowers

keep their homes.

President Bush says he regrets saying displaying the “Mission Accomplished”

sign as backdrop for a speech he gave six weeks after the March 2003 U.S.-led

invasion of Iraq.

President-elect Barack Obama resigns his Senate seat - effective Sunday of this

week. He called his four years in the Capitol “one of the highest honors and

privileges” of his life. Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois will appoint Obama’s

replacement (oh - really?).

President-elect Barack Obama tells Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he’s not

interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their

ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain. He said that expelling

Lieberman would hurt the message of bipartisanship and unity that he wants for

his new administration.

Meanwhile - Sarah Palin will

be talking to Fox News host

Greta Van Susteren “On the

record.”

In his first interview since his

defeat - Sen. John McCain tells

Jay Leno that Sarah Palin did

not damage his campaign and

he dismissed aides’ anonymous

criticism of her. “I’m so proud of

her and I’m very grateful she

agreed to run with me.”

Radio address - President-elect Barack Obama pledges quick action by his

administration in tackling the nation’s economic woes - acknowledging that there

won’t be ‘a moment to lose” when he takes office in January.

Week of November 8, 2008

Unemployment hits 6.5%.

Retailer Circuit City files for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Shipper DHL says it will cut some 9.500 jobs nationwide and closing most of its

DHL express service centers.

Sports -

Giants’ Tim Lincecum wins the National League Cy Young Award. He was 18-5

with a 2.62 earned-run average and a major league best 265 strikeouts.

Another NASCAR title Jimmie Johnson wins a record third consecutive Cup race-

this time - it was the NASCAR Sprint Cup title in Phoenix.

Technology -

Caving to pressure from the federal inaugural committee, EBay removes tickets

to the Jan. 20 searing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama from its

websites. Tickets were listed from a low of $1,950 to a high of $7,500.

Radio news -

Sirius and XM begin to merge channels, but still remain separate services.

Music news -

Passing - Jody Reynolds - known for the 1959 hit - “Endless Sleep.’ He was 75.

On her MySpace page - Beyonce

talks about her alter ego - Sasha

Fierce. “She’s the party girl, she’s

the Bootylicious. She is but I’m not.

She’s my alter ego. I’m finally

revealing who I am.”

Don’t miss Madonna Sticky & Sweet

tour.

“50 Cent: The Money and the Power”

debuts on MTV. 14 contestants

compete to prove their

entrepreneurial savvy and display

their corporate blood lust. Look for

his forthcoming book “the 50 th Law.”

50 Cent is really Curtis Jackson.

Week of November 8, 2008

Passing - Rocker Mitch

Mitchell (left in pic) - formerly of

the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

He was 61.

Passing - Miriam Makeba -

South African singer best

known for the 1967 hit “Pata

Pata.” She was 76

Christina Aguilera’s greatest

hits album is released.

Television news - A federal

jury in South Carolina awards

$4 million to real estate broker

Richard C. Davis for his role in creating the popular show “Flip This House” for

A&E networks. That’s about half the show’s first season profit.

Top TV -

60 Minutes - 18.47 million viewers

CSI - 18.17

Football on NBC - 17.56

Dancing with the Stars - 17.09

Desperate Housewives - 15.85

Dancing with the Stars Results - 15.85

Grey’s Anatomy - 15.74

Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash ’08 - 14.44

Criminal Minds - 14.30

2008 Election (ABC) - 14.18

Two and a Half Men - 12.76

CSI: Miami - 12.74

Cold Case - 12.69

At the movies -

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Role Models

High School Musical 3: Senior year

Changeling

Zack and Miri make a Porno

Soul Men

Saw V