First day of 2008

I don't have much time to blog so I'll get right down to it. Iowa caucuses are in two days and the candidates in both the Republican and the Democratic parties have situated themselves nicely in Iowa. Their task is to appeal to the masses as much as they can and it's been more difficult as the days are ticking. The top three Democratic candidates are all within margin of errors although Obama is currently in the lead over Clinton and Edwards who are pretty much tied at second place. Romney had previously been leading Huckabee but it's really going back and forth. Looking a little bit more into the future, New Hampshire is coming up and of what I know, John McCain is leading for the GOP. I don't know about the Democrats, but I'm assuming a pretty close race between the three.

In other news, much violence has broken out in Kenya due to the recent elections. The Kibaki, the current government, was re-elected with 51.3% over the 48.7% for the Odinga. Close to 200 people have been killed in an area that have not faced such chaos in a long time. A church was burned with refugees inside, killing adults and children in the flames. Even though it's a close election, the victor has been declared and the people must comply. It will take awhile before the opposition can accept the facts, but the police are hoping they'll stop the violence before the enforcement takes it into their own hands to do so.

Much controversy has been surrounding the death of Benazir Bhutto and news reports has not been slowing down. Before her death, she had stated that if anything were to happen to her, it would be Musharraf's fault. Now, another 'before her death' report has her warning the Americans about the elections. She claimed that there was a plot to rig the parliamentary elections, but was killed before she could tell the US representatives.

Another much debated topic is the election itself. talks have been postponed multiple times about whether or not the elections in Pakistan will be postponed. It is speculated that the elections will be moved at least a month due to the death of Bhutto. Many believe it is a ploy by the Musharraf government to gain whatever they are trying to gain.

On a lighter note, the late-night show hosts will be returning tomorrow night. I'm particularly excited because there really is nothing to watch that late in the night and I really need tv at that time. I still support the WGA, but the hosts have to do what they have to do or they'll face consequences as well. I just hope nothing really changes for the hosts or the audiences.

Brian Williams was back today doing his anchor duties, which was very enjoyable for me. I just wish Keith Olbermann will be back soon as well. About the Nightly News tonight, I usually try to catch the eastern one first, then reabsorb everything from my time zone. But tonight, I only caught the sign off from the eastern show, and Brian, maybe due to his many days off, made a stutter on one of his words. He recovered just fine of course, so I didn't do much but let out a tiny laugh. When I watched it again, I was waiting for his mistake so I can get another small chuckle. BUT they changed it! He made no stutter! Either I went crazy, or they re-taped that part of the west coast. I forgive him though, but I doubt many people watch it twice to catch corrected mistakes. Only I am that pathetic =)

I'm too lazy to think of a cool sign off, so I will go with one I've already used. I'm Franny of Franny's News of the Day. Good night, and good luck.