Sunday, August 25, 2002

Rumors started recently that Dick Cheney may not be on the ticket in 2004. If not, who would you like to see as vice president and why?
Talking headlines: Sunday morning's headlines tell all. The NY Post has the following on its front: Bin Laden's Bankrollers. The article's headline reads: Saudis In $200M Deal With Devil. The devil's deal really is in the details of this lawsuit filed last week by the kin of 9/11 victims for over $1 trillion dollars against members of the Saudi royal family.
Reality bytes: The Orlando Sentinel's political columnist, Mark Silva reports that Janet Reno who is running against Bill McBride for the chance to go up against Governor Jeb Bush in November is scared of being labeled as the 'Scarlet L'. The headline of this one is pretty telling - Democrats fear sound bite: Hey, you're a liberal! We think that with some Ldotter ingenuity and studio time ....
The Envelope, Please: This headline wins the headline of the day award: Satellite trackers find Kerry the goose in Eskimo freezer. One question, could this technology find Osama?
Honorable mention: From the NY Times: 'Owners of Malibu Mansions Cry, 'This Sand Is My Sand''. And this from the Washington Post, 'New Ways to Harness Soft Money in Works', wins the 'duhhhhhh award'.
Help us, Ldotter's! We want to hear about the news, wild, wacky, or what-ever from your world, your hometown, or from your favorite source for news [besides LCom, of course]. Posting it on the board will automatically enter your item in our Ldot neighbor-to-neighbor-search-for-weekend-news-contest. We'll feature as many as we can each weekend, but we need your submissions. There's good copy out there waiting for you to share with your fellow posters.
Reporting the headlines on this next-to-last-official-summer-Sunday, Amy Sheehan.