Boxing the day of news and noise

To quote Mr. Keith Olbermann, there's definitely "a fine line between news and noise" in the year 2007. There has been so many events that's happened this year that I feel I have to get a head start on the recapping. But I will start off with some fresh news; the real stuff?

In Jakarta, Indonesia, a landslide has killed an estimate of 60+ people. The heavy rain that the area had been receiving has been contributing to many landslides as well as floods. This event occurred on the 3rd anniversary of the large Asian tsunami that killed 230,000 people.

Sen. Jim Webb D-Va. hosted the shortest senate session today coming in at 9 seconds. This sessions was to deny President Bush's appointment of an assistant attorney general whom the Democrats jointly hate. It is not yet known whether Sen. Webb was trying to break a record of some sorts or just denying to spite Pres. Bush.

Nothing else really caught my eye for news today. I admit, I'm super tired because I worked all day while everyone else was shopping their little hearts out. Now for a small recap:

Remember Senator Larry Craig (R) of Idaho? Don't lie, of course you do! He's the foot tapping, wide stance guy! Apparently this event has caught the eyes of other countries' news stations and they're asking for humorous clips of what happened [according to Msnbc].

I remember around that time there was the whole Alberto Gonzales thing going on [which I will cover in a couple posts from now] and then it was thrown aside for the gay escapades of Sen. Craig. So is he still in the senate? He says he's not gay, then he sets a resigning date, and then he refuses to resign...I'm as confused as he was before he came out.

A couple months later Sen. Craig agreed to talk to Matt Lauer about the event. What were some of the questions he asked? Are you bisexual? I mean c'mon! He won't admit he's gay, what are the chances of him admitting he's bisexual...with his wife present! After the interview, Craig pulled Lauer aside and said, "I'll answer that question next time we 'bump' into each other in the airport washroom.

I must say that I almost forgot to post today. It's tough to blog, I don't know how that Markos guy does it. Until next time, I'm Franny of Franny's News of the Day. Hope to see you here again tomorrow night. Good night. [Brian Williams of NBC if you were wondering...]