Bronwen

National:
Thompson withdrew from the presidential race Tuesday saying "Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort." Saturday Thompson came in third in the South Carolina primary, making his with drawl inevitable. In 2000 Thompson supported McCain, but Thompson has not supported any candidates yet. "Fred Thompson ran an honorable campaign. He and I will remain close friends, and I wish him and his family the best," McCain said and later added he didn't think Thompson would endorse anyone. In his six years in the senate Thompson had a solidly conservative vote.

I liked Thompson's simplicity and conservative style. If Thompson had had not pulled out of the race and I was already 18 I might have voted for him. But it's true that he is very old- 65. And he did just battle cancer. It could be said of him that he did not campaign like he wanted the presidency, so maybe Thompson should just go back to working for NBC now.

National:
Obama accused Mr. and Mrs. Clinton of playing loosely with the facts and going to any extremes to get elected on Saturday in South Carolina. "There's a set of assertions made by Senator Clinton, as well as her husband, that are not factually accurate, and I think that part of what the people are looking for right now is somebody who's going to solve problems and not resort to the same typical politics that we've seen in Washington." Senator Obama said. Hilary retorted saying "Your record and what you say does matter, and when it comes to a lot of the issues that are important in this race, it is sometimes difficult to understand what Senator Obama has said, because as soon as he is confronted on it, he says that's not what he meant." The two candidates only became more livid and the debate soared out of control.

I do not want another Clinton in office- I don't want another democrat at all. Both of the leading candidates for that party are childish and immature. I hope everyone can see that after the debate, but unfortunately, there are some people who would be enthralled by the bickering and more likely to vote for Clinton or Oboma. The questions asked in the debate were stupid, bit so were Clinton's remarks. Someone needs to step it up.

International:
About 20 cows will participate in a study about the release of greenhouse gasses at a Swedish University. This may open up the first Bobine Swedish ministry of Flatulence. Cattle release methane which is known to increase global warming and researches believe the level of methane released is dependant upon the type of food cattle eat. Each cow in the study will have a different diet and a device measuring the level of methane around them.

So while $590,000 is being spent monitoring cows passing gas, 45,000 people are being murdered every month in the Congo. I'm sure the lost boys worried about the green house emissions released by cows. Furthermore, don't humans release a little bit of methane too? I would like to stow away to Sweden and feed those cows some Beno.

International:
Benjamin Jorgensen and Donna Hayes robbed and Australian restaurant. They left with what they thought was a bag of cash, but actually turned out to be bread rolls. During the hold up in the restaurant Jorgensen accidentally shot Hayes in the bottox. The two were tried, pleading guilty to robbery. Jorgensen was sentenced to eight years and Hayes to seven. The judge called them a "pair of fools."

I would have sentenced them to more. Does Hayes get a mercy year for being shot in the butt? I would grant her that. Whoever filled the bag with bread has a lot of gumption; I would be afraid of getting shot. This might be one of the worst headlines to be included in world wide. That in itself is an awfully big punishment.