Iraq News: The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush is still in police custody. They are still trying to determine if he is a Shoe-ni or a Shoe-ite.
National News: President Bush said that before he leaves office, he wants to visit the poorest regions of the world. Particularly places where people can’t […]

World News: A thick brown cloud of soot is now covering much of Asia. Experts say the cloud poses a grave threat to TV reception around the entire world. And, oh yeah… life on earth.
Afghanistan News: Officials want to negotiate with the Taliban to find peace. It turns out there is a moderate wing of […]

The Folk Sessions supports Barak Obama for president. Normally I wouldn’t be so presumptuous, but these are serious times and I am once again struck by how amazingly ignorant Americans can be. Please do what you can to encourage others to not be complacent and think their vote does not count. And if […]

I have a question for all of you who are undecided on who to vote for this presidential election… (shouted loudly) HAVE YOU BEEN UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS?
Albert Einstein said, and I’m paraphrasing, that a definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
The Folk […]

Cuba News: Mostly no-shows at Gitmo reunion.
Switzerland News: Particle collider shut down after someone hears “big bang”.
National News: Econ 101 textbook costs President Bush $700 billion.
Election News: McCain replaces Palin with startled deer following interview with Katie Couric.
Health News: New research says eating vegetables shrinks the brain. Study funded entirely by eight-year-olds.
Wall Street: Duncan YoYo […]

The political season is certainly upon us, and boy is it getting thick out there… The main street media, especially the Cable part of the spectrum are pretty much paparazzi’s at this point… I’m afraid that after they get tired of comparing Barack Obama to JFK they’ll turn on him out of boordom, not malice… […]

From the Folk Sessions Live! News Bureau in Clearwater, Florida
Germany News: A German airline is now offering nude flights. The flights are great for flight attendants. It makes it easier to spot the guy who ordered the kosher meal.
Iraq News: Saddam Hussein’s FBI interrogator said the dictator’s philosophy was simple: If you teach a man […]

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Election News: For the Democrats it looks like a battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. So, it is a black man or a white woman. It is the same decision Michael Jackson has to make every morning of his life.
GOP News: Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee are both asking […]

From the Folk Sessions Live! News Bureau in Clearwater, Florida
 
Pentagon News: Officials backed off claims that an Iranian speedboat threatened to ram a U.S. Navy ship. The first clue that they were not suicide bombers might have been that they were wearing those life vests?
State Depart. News: Karen Hughes resigned after trying to improve […]

From the Folk Sessions Live! News Bureau in Clearwater Florida

CIA News: Officials say they destroyed interrogation tapes to protect the identities of the interrogators. This administration is gung-ho about protecting the identity of CIA agents. Just ask Valerie Plame.
 Health News: A new study confirms that exercise increases the production of neurons in the brain making […]