Thursday, January 04, 2007

What's going on around the country

Nancy Pelosi became the first female House Speaker Thursday

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has decided to battle some Muslim taxi drivers
For the past several months, many of the cabbies at the Minneapolis-St. Paul international airport have been refusing fare to people carrying alcholhol and people with dogs, even if they're disabled. Muslims consider dog saliva unclean and those that refuse fare feel that carrying someone with alcohol is "cooperating in sin." The airport is going to vote on putting in new regulations that would fine cabbies that refused service for those reasons or if the trip is too short.

North Korea is preparing another nuklear test
According to a senior U.S. defense official, North Korea has everything put into place to conduct another test without warning or notice. The intelligence community is divided as to whether they will actually test again or not, with some saying they probably won't and others saying they most likely will within the next 2 to 3 months.

Due to all the pictures of Saddam's hanging that have been broadcast, multiple kids have hung themselves emulating what they saw on TV.

National Guardsmen overrun by gunmen at Mexican border in Arizona

Oil dropped below $56 a barrel due to warmer winter

Obama will probably run for president - probably make an announcement concerning that soon



Sorry I don't have anything more interesting or something other than links to update with; I haven't really felt like or had anything to write about recently that would fit here.

Labels:

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home