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Monday, December 31, 2007

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Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Mon, Dec 31 at 7:49 AM

Happy New Year Thailand! A bomb exploded in a club, injuring 27 people.

It’s caucus week in Iowa. Clinton leads, with Obama and Edwards tied for second.

Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son becomes a political leader, as he’s named party chairman. Good luck to him: “the door to Bhutto’s office remains locked, her papers and belongings just as she had left them before her assassination after a political rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday. A tapestry adorning the wall depicts Bhutto and her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan’s first popularly elected prime minister, who was executed in 1979 by a military ruler.”

In other world politics disasters, 125 are dead in post-election riots in Kenya.

This week, we find out if late night tv hosts have any natural talent.

It was freakin’ cold this morning.

For the 100th anniversary of the Times Square ball drop, there’s a new million dollar ball.

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