The euro hit a new low Tuesday,after an American and British bank holiday. It hit $1.2112 , its lowest mark since April 2006. The European Central Bank commented saying ,in effect, that even with loan write downs peaking in 2010,the losses would”remain considerable” in 2011.

  The National Enquirer is reporting that a good ol’ cheating scandal is brewing in DC. Seems that they have a reporter confirmimg a limo drivers story of a secret rendevous in 2004. That and anti- Obama operatives have a million dollar bounty for the goods.

Washington DC
 President Obama had fun at the National Press Club Dinner this weekend and was generally funny. Delivering well written punch lines and playing to a room that was decidedly in his corner, Barack Obama had a great night.

IDF forces document the extent to which Hamas has transformed Gaza into a war-zone. Here a school and zoo have been rigged with explosives, showing Hamas’ willingness to use the Palestinian people as human shields.
כוחות צה”ל מתעדים כיצד חמא”ס הופך את רצועת עזה לשדה-קרב. ניתן לראות כאן כי בית-ספר [...]

A letter from Michelle Obama to the Tax Payers of the United States.

GM Kessell
Out there
  The shuttle Atlantis is making its final trip to the International Space Station and due to dock at 10:27 EDT over the South Pacific.  Commander Kenneth Hamm told the ISS crew “We’re chasing you down!”  as Atlantis manouvered ever closer. He added that it was a “stunning view” as they approached the [...]

The IDF confirms that none of the Iranian weapons it seized on Wednesday appear to be nuclear devices. Even a low-yield nuclear bomb could have blown half the country sky high.