Ethics & politics — Though clearly not intended as such, today's decision by the Speaker of the House to . And the limited goodwill apparently will barely stay alive for 24 hours. The White House announced at about 7:30 ET tonight that the president will hold his first general prime time news conference in about a year tomorrow night and it apparently will not be a multi-party clambake. Our White House correspondent David Gregory reports that his sources indicate that the President will 'begin to turn up the pressure on Democrats' and accuse them of obstructionism.
Debbie does court — They anticipated her performance, the same way Michael Jackson's fans anticipated his 13-minute long video for "Thriller" back in 1983. It had all the makings of a classic: a famous director — John Landis, a famous voice of horror — Vincent Price, Michael Jackson himself, and, best of all, Michael Jackson's woman. It’s your entertainment and tax dollars in action: Day 527 of the Michael Jackson investigations. And today — just as in the video — she showed up….on the witness stand. Michael Jackson’s in court. While she claims they are still good friends, she said they ‘never shared a home.’
Supersizing the skies — The Airbus A-380 completed its first test flight today over France. Look, if they spend 13 billion dollars developing what appears to be a zeppelin with jet engines, ! The wire service reporters at Blagnac in France for this four-hour "let's see if she doesn't crash" test today are comparing it to the milestones of aviation history…The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk — 101 years ago this December. Yeah, that's comparable. First-ever flight... latest Airbus test flight. And they've even compared it to this — a year ago — the first privately manned space ship, which pierced the atmosphere.
Prison v. Packers — If you signed up for the waiting list for season tickets for the Green Bay Packers' football team — at the then-current rate that people were giving up their tickets, you'd only have to wait... for about 500 years. Four of them may have just become available, at least for part of next season. So says a Wisconsin judge. One fan has been given the choice: . The woman in question has finally made up her mind, even though it has taken a few months to decide. A local news station reports that 59-year-old Sharon Rosenthal of Appleton, Wisconsin will forfeit four tickets and donate them to charity.
