Jewish World Review Jan. 18, 2006 / 18 Teves, 5766

And now for the important news ....

By Argus Hamilton

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The Miss America Pageant will be telecast live from the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday. The preliminary events are underway. The competition gets closer and closer as each contestant is awarded to a high roller by the casino host.

U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller apologized on 60 Minutes for statements he made admitting he skied competitively while drunk. He wasn't very discreet. Every time he won a race he insisted on having the St. Bernard on the medal stand with him.

Los Angeles beaches were closed Monday from a sewage spill that contaminated the South Bay. It's a seasonal event. Movie and television producers have been pacing up and down the beaches for days waiting for the arrival of the final drafts.

Senator Arlen Specter startled Republicans Sunday by saying that impeachment might be a remedy for illegal wiretapping. He was very careful. He didn't say the word impeachment on the telephone, he said it on ABC News where no one would hear him.

Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed spending hundreds of billions on roads, schools and health care. The money is available. The California state revenue windfall reported last week is the first indication that Bob Hope's will has cleared probate.

Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday to stop Internet data banks from selling cell phone calling records. This is big. Democrats have decided to make their stand against the Bush administration on behalf of the privacy rights of adulterers.

Hillary Clinton delivered a pitch for the labor vote at a Martin Luther King Day speech in Harlem. Her speech was specific. She demanded a living wage of twelve dollars per hour for American workers, which works out to six hundred rupees.