The Early Morning Quickie Edition

Laser light blinds sheriff's helicopter pilot; when exiting the hot party and drinking way too much, please avoid pointing your laser pointer key-chain into the sky or someone may shoot you, thanks.

Navy chaplain may face court-martial; praying...anyone reading this finds the irony in this story like I did? Go figure.

New film shows drama of Golden Gate Bridge suicides; sometimes gravity and Darwin both ensue.

Cheney rebukes Russians, Russians drink too much vodka--not the cheap stuff, by the way--and respond, attacks on Russia "incomprehensible"; Kremlin: awfully funny, these same words coming from your mouth, Mr. VP.

Concerns arise over World Cup prostitution; what's the worst thing that could happen...AIDS?

Latest leak: Valerie Plame Shopping Book Proposal; I guess someone getting those you and those you worked with almost killed will make for good material in a tell-all book these days.

Castro worth $900 million; Forbes: it's hard out here for a communist leader pimp.

House panel questions Exxon Mobil payment; entire membership of Congress wants to know where their cut is, after all, "we made you".

Vatican excommunicates Chinese bishops; China, you and your state-owned churches have officially been spanked by the Pope...pwned, have a nice day!

Moussaoui to join many high-profile inmates at federal prison in Colorado; record "best-selling" rap CD and appear on Maury Povich Show soon via satellite.

Opponent relents, agrees to fund Flight 93 tribute; money passed under the table tends to change peoples' minds.

Bush sets conditions for contact with Hamas; 1.) no official contact with Hamas.

PoliticalCorrectness? out.

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