Prettier than Henry Kissinger
-Because I like the photo, OK?-
What name would you add to this list? Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, Alan Greenspan, George Soros, Barbara Walters and Lisa Ling. Try Angelina Jolie. "Angelina Jolie is on the shortlist to join the power wonks at the Council on Foreign Relations, the exclusive New York think tank." It's not as odd as you'd think, Jolie is a UN goodwill ambassador and "can already meet with just about anyone on the planet." And she looks better in a cocktail dress than Madelieine Albright or Dick Cheney. Jolie also has a good op-ed on Darfur in WaPo. So there. (Washington Post)
-Arkansas' or Arkansas's?-
If state legislator Steve Harrelson has his way, the correct possessive form on Arkansas will be 'Arkansas's.' He's sponsored a bill to write that into law. You'd think there were more pressing problems, (AP)
-In God we don't so much trust-
A Gary, IN resident was arrested after trying to cash a check for $50,000. The problem was that it was signed by God. Kevin Russell said the check "was given to him by 'his Father,' Hobart Police Detective Jeff White said. The check was signed 'King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant.'" You'd think God would've been able to give cash. (NWI.com)
-A salesman in women's undergarments-
Police have arrested a Hokuto, Japan man for stealing women's underwear from laundromats. Police found more than 400 unmentionables in Yoshio Fukasawa's home. "I started stealing them three years ago," Fukasawa was quoted as saying, admitting to the charge. "I had a thing for women's legs and I enjoyed wearing them." Yeah, but 400? How many can you wear at one time? (Japan Today)
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