Jewish World Review Jan. 25, 2006 / 25 Teves, 5766

And now for the important news ....

By Argus Hamilton

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | NBC's West Wing was canceled by the network Sunday after seven years on the prime time schedule. Martin Sheen knew in advance but was able to be tight-lipped about it. He's the only member of the Sheen family who can breathe through his nose.

Howard Stern was ordered to clean up his act by Sirius executives in a memo Monday. Some listeners are upset about Howard getting lesbians to have sex live on his show. There's a place for that kind of thing and that place is a cowboy movie.

Harry Belafonte likened Homeland Security to the Gestapo Friday a week after he called President Bush a terrorist. Words have consequences. Harry Belafonte could be banned from New Orleans if the mayor orders a chocolate city without nuts.

Google refused a Justice Department request last week to hand over all its searches for a pornography investigation. It's easy to stumble onto pornography by accident. Everybody who's running for governor of California is required to submit a reel of their work.

John Kerry refused to tell ABC News Sunday whether he will run for president again. He did say that both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan needed two tries to get there. It's the broadest hint of a Democrat's presidential ambition since Hillary Clinton said she's committed to doing a good job for the people of New York.

Hillary Clinton urged health care reform at a pharmacy visit in Rochester on Monday. Seniors agree that the new drug law is a bureaucratic nightmare. Supermarkets are now required to stock chicken soup on the top shelf of Aisle Six Hundred-B.

The USS Winston Churchill intercepted a pirate ship off the coast of Somalia Sunday and detained the pirates. The suspects roam the seas robbing ships and assaulting women. Every time the Minnesota Vikings go on a cruise it causes trouble.