Ode to '08

No one will argue that this has been an easy year, but no one will also argue that it has not been a year full of captivating news and events. 2008 would not have been complete without the competition between Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, and John McCain. On record, most Americans will tell you that this years Presidential campaign was the longest in history. The candidates had announced their intent to enter the ring nearly a year before the race kicked off. While the world struggled with rising gas prices that reached their height of nearly $5 a gallon, the summer of 2008 also brought us muder cases, and the disappearnce of Caylee Anothony that tugged at our hearts, as we hoped that some closure would be brought to her and her family. Today that closure is much closer than it was back in July. In August the world celebrated the 2008 Olympics hosted in Beijing. Michael Phelps quickly became America's newest and inspirationaly athelete of hte year winning eight gold metals for swimming. He also became the first swimmer to grace the cover of Sports Illustarted. This year the Republican party tried to regenerate its base and recent successes in the 2000 and 2004 elections with John McCain welcoming aboard his team Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The first Republican woman to run for the office of Vice President. In November we watched the wild ride for the White House end in Barrack Obama's historic election as he became the first African-American to become President 50 years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. 2008 saw its share of movie flops and hits, all of it beginning with two words "Heath Ledger", whose death would leave a generation wondering what more he could have done, but mean while leaving us with his final masterpiece THE DARK KNIGHT. Twilight, the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's love story between a human and a vampire, hit the screen and racked in millions of dollars. However, most fans did not exactly find the movie version as thrilling as the book. Superheroes also abound this year such as IRON MAN and the remake of the HULK. Both were good, but comic book fans everywhere anxiously await the next Batman movie. Last but not least, 2008 ended with OJ behind bars and bailouts to be paid off. But as we look back on all these changes in 2008 we here at THE GLOBE would like to wish you and yours have a very happy holiday season and a prosperious New Year full of nothing but good news.

52-35: Denied!

The Big 3 have been effortlessly searching for a congressional bailout over the last few weeks, but will their Christmas wishes come true? The Senate said "No". In a 52-35 decision last night the United States Senate, against much protest from both sides of the aisle, decided against lending the auto-industry any financial support. Indeed this means grim times ahead for the auto-industry's employees, especially during the holiday season. The nation waits for a compromise to come down, or for the President to step in, but is another bailout what is needed or is there another way? For this and other news please go to http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.cnn.com/.

Discovery

Police made a discovery yesterday just a mile from Caylee Anthony's home. Findings of what appeared to be skeletal remains of a young girl or boy about Caylee's age and height were reported to have been discovered. The remains were tied up inside a plastic bag. According to Fox News attorney Scott H. Cupp said, "If the duct tape-bound remains are proven to be those of Caylee — who has been missing since June — the method used to dispose of the body will become a significant factor in the first-degree murder trial of the girl's mother, Casey Anthony." The girls mother was said to be so emotional during the announcement of the discovery that she was sedated. Investigators continue to comb the crime scene meanwhile Casey Anthony, her family and the nation await the forensic results. For this and other news please go to http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.cnn.com/.

Is this Caylee?

While the case of missing toddler Caylee Anothony is still an ongoing open investigation there has been another possible siting. This one was inside of a Flordia mall. According to Fox News Halima Solomita, a mall employee stated "I took my last cell phone picture as the woman [accompanying the little girl] tried to cover her head with her arm to hide from me taking her picture." George Anthony, Caylee's grandfather, has said that security guards have approached him and asked that he see the video survillance from the mall. However, mall officials said they could not release the tape to a civilian in an on going investigation. Caylee's mother, Casey, is facing the possibility of life in prison if found guilty of several accounts including 1st degree murder and child abuse. Casey Anthony claimed that she had left her daughter with a babysitter back in June but did not report her daughter missing until July. For this and other news please go to http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.cnn.com/.

If the Crime Fits.....

Once famous football player and television star OJ Simpson found himself back in the courtroom today. But not in the kind that relieved him of the 1995 murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson. Instead Mr. Simpson was found guilty for armed robbery and kidnapping and will serve a total of 33 years in prison without the possibility of parole until he has served at least 9 of those years. But before it was all over Mr. Simpson managed to apologize openly in court after his sentencing took place. For this and more news please go to www.foxnews.com or www.cnn.com.

Woman Sees Missing Child

Wanda Wrey, a resident of Flordia, insists that she saw Caliee Anothy, the missing toddler over the summer at the Orlando International Airport. According to Mrs. Wrey "When she came up to me, she said her name,” Wery said. “I asked her three times. She said 'Caylee Me-Antony' all in one word. I didn't expect that. Then the woman she was with spoke up and said, 'She's trying to tell you her name is Caylee Marie Anthony.'" For this and other news please go to http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.cnn.com/.

Stealing the Empire

A rather interesting hoax pulled off by the New York City Daily Newspaper earlier this week almost went unnoticed. The 102 story Empire State Building traded hands briefly via the newspaper after it created bogus documents that would allow them to swipe up the $2 billion property under the company name of Nelots Properties, LLC. Nelots, in case you have not noticed by now spells "stolen" backwards. To make the hoax even more out of this world the signer was none other than original King Kong star Fay Wray and witness Willie Sutton who in his own right is also famous. A famous bank robber. The property was returned to its original owners after twenty four hours. The paper pulled the heist of the landmark building to show how simple it was for con-artists to swipe up property and make a quick buck. For this and other news please go to http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.cnn.com/.