A security camera caught the following scene of some woman trying to get herself a drink at a restaurant. Little does she know, the machine has had one too many of its buttons pressed and its about ready to blow. As if dining in soiled clothing isn't uncomfortable and embarrassing enough, the woman hits the ground running — literally.
According to a recent poll of more than 2,000 Iraqis, more than 50 percent
think their lives are good, better than any time in the last three years. The findings also suggest that a majority believe that security in their area has improved since 2007.
While most Iraqis still believe US troops are making things worse, the number who want the Americans to pull out immediately has fallen, with strong division among Iraq's main ethnic groups.
A huge explosion tore through an oil refinery in Big Spring, Texas, about midway between Dallas and El Paso. The blast
rocked surrounding houses for miles, and the subsequent fire is still burning. One worker was injured and all employees are accounted for.
An explosion in a sugar refinery last night
sent 62 people to the hospital, some severely burned. The refinery is located in Port Wentworth, Ga. Lt.
An explosion
targeting a US Embassy vehicle rocked the Doura suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, this morning. Four Lebanese bystanders were killed in the blast that also injured twenty. Though no US diplomats or citizens were in the car at the time, a Lebanese driver employed by the embassy was injured.
Watch Richard Simmons get hot and bothered on Letterman while trying to promote his new "Steam Heat" steamer. Even with Letterman firing away questions at him, the fitness guru stands behind his product...that is, until standing behind the product places him in the direct line of an explosive electrical fire. The source?
