- Senator Tom Harkin may introduce legislation to limit Senate filibusters.
- 22 million Bush era emails, previously mislabeled, have been rediscovered. I have only one question. How does 22 million of anything get mislabeled?
- A Swedish diplomat has been recalled from Moscow because he was smuggling pantyhose into Russia.
- Silvio Berlusconi’s attacker apologized for his “cowardly and rash act.” He was also carrying pepper spray and a resin crucifix besides the souvenir statue that he threw at Berlusconi. That makes it sound more premediated than rash.
- The Swedish army gender advisor is complaining that soldiers in Afghanistan are only getting massages from Afghan men and not Afghan women too. I am not sure what is the bigger story here – that the Swedish army has a gender advisor or that it gets massages.
- France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy said “one term would satisfy me” but leaves it to her husband to decide if he will seek reelection as France’s President.
- A nativity scene of a dark-skinned Jesus has angered Italy’s anti-immigrant Northern League Party.
- Stating that some internet information is not suitable for a civilized society, Australia’s Communication Minister announced that country’s plans to go ahead with a sophisticated internet censorship system.
- An Indian politician wants to ban Google because it shows ads of clinics that help parents determine the sex of their children.
- Abu Dhabi bailed out nearly bankrupt neighboring Dubai to the tune of $10 billion.
- Silvio Berlusconi has been told that he should cancel public appearances for two weeks while he recovers from his injuries.
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