Week of September 15, 2005

Hurricane Rita - passing the Florida Keys is heading to the Gulf of Mexico.

Rita threatens - Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans halts his campaign to

repopulate his city and orders the few residents and business owners to leave

again.

Meanwhile - Hurricane Ophelia refuses to leave North Carolinas, and lashes the

Outer Banks with rain and win as coastal

residents elsewhere returned home to

damaged homes and businesses.

North Korea says it will not abandon its

weapons program until the U.S. gave it a light-

water nuclear reactor.

A car bomb explodes near an outdoor market

in a Shiite village east of Baghdad - killing at

least 30 Iraqis and wounding 48.

Clerics on both sides of Iraq’s Sunni-Shiite

divide scramble to calm believers on the

Muslim holy day amid ongoing violence that

claimed more lives.

David Safavian - a top federal procurement

appointee of President Bush is arrested on

charges that he made false statements and

obstructed a federal probe when he was

questioned about a Scotland golfing junket

arranged by lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Half of registered Afghan voters turn out for

this weekends parliamentary election - a big

drop from last year’s landmark presidential

vote.

President Bush, declaring the federal

government had rebounded from its early

failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina,

promise to led an ambitious rebuilding

program - “one of the largest reconstruction

efforts the world has ever seen” on behalf of a

Week of September 15, 2005

bettered Gulf Coast region.

In a rare show of unity, President Bush joins U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan

in saying that no country can stand alone against the 21 st century challenges of

terrorism, disease and natural disasters.

Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, lawyers from the

region are deciding who to sue over the catastrophe. Many say there will be

substantial litigation as the sharks move in.

FEMA is making headlines again and it’s said that top officials are trying to

respond to a huge reconstruction problem for which they had no policies or

plans.

Vice President Dick Cheny will

undergo surgery next weekend to treat

an aneurysm a ballooning in an artery

behind his right knee.

In Wisconsin - Chai Soua Vang told

jurors how he chased down a hunting

party in a shooting spree last fall - and

is found guilty of murdering six and

trying to kill two others.

Technology -

Google launches blogsearch - which

will focus exclusively on the material

contained in the journals known as

weblogs or blogs.

Music news -

Rapper Lil’ Kim begins serving a 366

day prison sentence in Philadelphia

for her conviction on charges

stemming from a 2001 shootout

outside WQHT radio in New York.

Passing - Guitarist Al Casey (89).

Entertainment news -

Swedish clothing chain Hennes &

Mauritz drops a planned advertising

Week of September 15, 2005

campaign with model Kate Moss after she admitted to using cocaine.

Oprah Winfrey calls off her boycott of the French luxury retailer Hermes

international after the company’s president apologized to the talk queen for its

Paris store having her turned away.

Renee Zellweger has filed for an annulment from husband Kenny Chesney after

just four months of marriage. She lists “fraud” as the reason for the breakup with

the country star.

Passing - Sid Luft (89) - Judy Garland’s 3 rd husband.

DreamWorks Animation will produce a sequel to “Madagascar” which has

grossed more than $500 million worldwide. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Jada

Pinkett will reprise their roles.

Television news -

Don’t miss the season premiere of “Nip/tuck” on FX.

Richard Hatch, who won a cool $1 million on the first “Survivor” - pleads not

guilty to charges that he failed to pay taxes on his winnings and other income.

57 th annual Emmy Awards - some winners -

Best comedy - “Everybody Loves Raymond”

Best drama - “Lost”

Best actor comedy - Tony Shalhoub -

“Monk ”

Best actress comedy - Felicity Huffman -

“Desperate Housewives”

Best actor drama - James Spader - “Boston

Legal”

Best actress drama - Patricia Arquette -

“Medium”

Best Variety series - “The Daily Show w/Jon

Stewart

On “Saturday Night Live” - Paul Giamatti with

musical guest Ludacris.

Top TV -

Monday Night Football - 19.59 million viewers

Emmy Awards - 18,63

Survivor: Guatemala - 18.41

Week of September 15, 2005

House - 15.90

NFL Monday Showcase - 14.82

CSI - 14,48

NFL Postgame Show - 14.36

CIS (10:30p) - 13.02

Two and a Half Men - 10.86

Bones - 10.78

CSI: Miami - 10.65

Law & Order - SVU - 10.54

Two and a Half Men - 10.50

The Simpsons - 9.99

Law & Order -9.76

Family Guy - 9.59

Law & Order Criminal Intent (Wed.) -

9.29

Prison Break - 9.14

War at Home - 8.61

Threshold - 8.60

Hot Hits this week in 2005

Gold Digger - Kanye West Featuring

Jamie Foxx

Sugar, We're Goin' Down - Fall Out

Boy

Wake Me Up When September Ends

- Green Day

Beverly Hills - Weezer

Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls Featuring

Busta Rhymes

Pon De Replay - Rihanna

My Humps - Black Eyed Peas

Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz Featuring De

La Soul

Wake Up - Hilary Duff

Photograph - Nickelback

Top movies this week -

Just Like Heaven

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Lord of war

The 40-year-old Virgin

Cry Wolf

Transporter 2

The Constant Gardener