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                  as of Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:01:11 GMT

    Conan O'Brien Seeks Reward for Finn's Win (AP)

AP - Conan O'Brien, who endorsed the re-election of Finnish President
 Tarja Halonen with mock ad campaigns, said Saturday he expects to be
 rewarded with a Cabinet position as inspector of saunas.

    Fossett sets air record (Reuters)

Reuters - Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett broke the record for
 long-distance flight without refuelling on Saturday, making a hazardous
 emergency landing in southern England after flying 26,389 miles (42,450
 km).

    Oops! - Bush Unaware Mikes Were Still On (AP)

AP - The eavesdropping tables were turned on President Bush on Friday.
 The president apparently believed he was speaking privately when he
 talked about listening in without a warrant on domestic communications
 with suspected al-Qaida terrorists overseas. But reporters were the
 ones doing the listening in this time.

    Hotel fights pollen problem with "air shower" (Reuters)

Reuters - With Japan's pollen allergy season about to set in, a Tokyo
 hotel is setting up a special floor to ease the suffering for sneezing
 guests.

    What did one finance minister say to the other? (Reuters)

Reuters - Normally dour Chancellor Gordon Brown broke the ice at a
 meeting of his G8 colleagues in Moscow on Saturday by welcoming
 Canada's newly-elected Jim Flaherty with an inside joke.

    Hungarian PM appears on Internet as Hugh Grant (Reuters)

Reuters - Hungary's most famous fan of Hugh Grant has taken his
 enthusiasm for the actor to new heights.

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