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Hi, Just listening to Mike Gallagher and he really wants Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches. He says he's been all over the place but still can't find them. He lives in Florida now and really seems to want them. Can't stay on too long because it's very late here. I will respond as much as I can. Thoughts?

China is taking action on the English translations of its restaurant menus in its campaign to brush up the country's image for next year's Olympics. The Beijing Tourism Bureau has released a list of 2,753 dishes and drinks it thinks could do with a wording rethink. Translations such as "virgin chicken" for a young chicken dish and "burnt lion's head" for pork meatballs are confusing for foreigners, it says. China has launched a major drive to present a good image next year. Spitting, littering and bad driving have all been targeted in a bid to stamp out bad habits in...

To: Assignment Desk, Political Reporter, Daybook Editor Contact: Elliott Jacobson, 202-558-6394 or 202-460-8340 (cell) for Gravel for President 2008News Advisory: Former United States senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska, 1969-1980) will announce his candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States. WHEN: Monday, April 17, 10 a.m. EDTWHERE: The National Press Club, Zenger Room, 13th Floor, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20045Paid for by Mike Gravel for President 2008 http://www.usnewswire.com/-0-/© 2006 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/

By now, Mike Farrell probably figures he’s got the nation fooled. For over 20 years, the Hollywood actor turned peace activist has flawlessly played the part of the pacifist patriot with America’s best interests at heart. Farrell is quite convincing when he’s in character, as he has been since he propelled himself to the forefront of the Iraq war protest movement. Without batting an eye, Farrell will tell you how much it would pain him to see Iraqi or American blood spilled in the unjust war on Iraq. Farrell is counting on the fact that no one remembers another part...