- Pakistan’s Provincial Minister for Commerce, Investment and Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor urged that cell phones be banned except for government officials and other influential people.
- China censored this year’s Oscar nominations after a documentary of the Sichuan earthquake was nominated.
- Prince Charles said that he faces “unbelievable abuse” every time he speaks his mind.
- The media has been barred from the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial in Malaysia.
- Canadian Prime Minister Steven would rather play in the NHL than be prime minister.
- Kansas gubernatorial candidate Herbert West announced that his decision to end his candidacy was only a publicity stunt and that he is back in the race. Last year, West announced he was running for governor, then also dropped out and rejoined the race again.
- India’s high court ruled that sex before marriage is rape.
- “I’ve been to Guantanamo,” said Senator Orrin Hatch. “It’s pretty nice compared to Illinois — the place in Illinois where they want to put them (accused terrorists).”
- Scott Brown may be taking Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate, but John Kerry is taking his desk.
- Sex-change expenses are tax deductible.
- The Internet was nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Arizona is proceeding with criminalizing sexting for minors.
- First it was Bush with the word “nuclear,” now its Obama with “Corpsman.”
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “No one wants to go Iowa” and “Florida is known for the old people.”
- Georgia may join a handful of other states that have banned the forced implant of a microchip into a person.
- Alabama Senator Richard Shelby put a “blanket hold” on all 70 Obama appointees before the Senate. Shelby wants billions in earmarks transferred to his state.
