When Dubai Is Begging for a Payment Plan: The rest of the wobbly world freaks out.

Save the Washington Budget: Play Keno.

Sorry!: Irish Catholic Church apologizes for priests having sex with children, then for protecting/hiding priests having sex with children.

Obama Administration: Kicking lobbyists off of influential panels.

Coma Recovery? Or 'Ouija board' situation?

Your Fish's Carbon Footprint: New report debunks old ideas.

Taliban Back Up and Running: While nobody was looking, in Northern Afghanistan, far from their stronghold.

Peace for Israel and Palestine: Still not happening.

Iran Confiscates Nobel Diploma and Medal: From Iranian human rights lawyer who won them in 2003.

25 Countries to Iran: Quit the nuke stuff, will ya?

But They Give Us Those Nice Bright Colors: Last remaining Kodachrome lab in a small town in Kansas.

Got Anyone You Want Killed?: Monster truck rally that killed 6-year-old at Tacoma Dome last January coming back for an encore!

Brain Surgery: For mental illness?

Florida Man: Kills four female relatives at Thanksgiving.

White House Crashers: Named in 16 (unrelated) civil suits.

Atlantis: Lands safely back on earth.

Soccer: And organized crime.