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By CJP | December 21, 2007
Good Morning, Janes! It's time to clean off the desk, pack the bags, put every liquid in your life in a 3 oz. container and head out of town. But before you do, don't you want to make sure you're the smartest woman waiting for an upgrade? Here's your Morning Jane....
Top International Story: Nine European nations have joined the borderless travel zone, where people can now travel between 24 countries without passport checks. Malta, here we come! [BBC]
Top Domestic Story: Protesters battled with police yesterday in New Orleans to prevent four low-income housing projects from being demolished. When one city council member explained that she wanted a better option for residents than the projects, which were all damaged by Hurricane Katrina, a protester responded, "Booooo! You no good sellout." [Nola.com]
Campaign '08:
- Bill Clinton, speaking in New Hampshire yesterday, discussed the challenges facing America for about fifteen minutes and then added, "Everything I'm saying here is my wife's position, not just mine." [AP]
- In Iowa, Hillary Clinton told a crowd of women and students that they shouldn't think "we don't need a president who is up to speed on foreign affairs and military matters.....That's the kind of logic that got us George Bush in the first place." Them's fighin' words. [AP]
- Rudy Giuliani is out of the hospital and will be back on the trail in New Hampshire tomorrow. The rarely seen Judith Giuliani gave an update here: New York 1
- The Boston Herald on John McCain: "He's the one." [Boston Herald]
Undeterred by the failure to get a bridge to nowhere, Congress has approved $20 million for a ferry to nowhere. [Washington Post]
Joey Potter is all grow'd up! Her step-kids call her "mom," she makes garlic mashed potatoes and she can actually pull off wearing a red satin robe in public. Katie Holmes, CJP doubted you, and we were wrong. [Daily Mail]
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