Hard times clearly call for puppies: Proving that the nation would rather watch CGI-animated chihuahuas dressed in ridiculous outfits than bloated actors Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio, Beverly Hills Chihuahua was once again top dog at the Box Office, pulling in $17 million on its second weekend, beating out the superstar war action flick, Body of Lies, directed by Ridley Scott. This one’s DOA. (Sorry, couldn’t help it.)
The Dow is up… for now: Spurred by an injection of money from global powers, Britain, France, Germany, and other major European countries, the Dow is riding high—up nearly 600 points. Oil prices, after a big drop, are inching up, $3.56 a barrel.
He’s a winner: New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman, perennial thorn in conservatives side, won the Nobel prize in economics for his writing about how small economies effect international trade patterns. The author of a blog called “Conscience of a Liberal” is staunchly against a John McCain presidency. He’s quoted as saying McCain is more frightening now than he was a few weeks ago.”
The Taliban is back: More clashes at the Pakistani/Afghani border between the Taliban and pro-government forces have killed 51 people, making it more urgent than ever to deal with Afghanistan.
North Korea is losing their edge: The country that was once determined by Bush to be in the Axis of Evil, seems to be going soft. The country is lifting a ban on U.N. inspections of the plutioniom plant it used for an atomic test blast. The United States removed the sounctry from its list of states sponsoring terrorism last week, so North Korea responded by resuming the dismantling of the atomic program.
Barack Obama’s on the money: The Democratic presidential candidate put forth a few more economic proposals today, calling for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures, a two-year tax break for businesses that create jobs, and proposed that people should be able to withdraw up to $10,000 from their retirement accounts without penalty for the next two years.
Big Brown retires: The venerable racing horse, Big Brown, suffered an intractable injury which effectively ended his successful racing career, which included wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. The injury to his foot, means that the horse will be retired to breeding.
