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Germans will find any reason to celebrate, so before the anarchy on May 1st can begin, they like to bid the evil spirits of winter goodbye by dressing up as witches and warlocks and dance around bonfires. Walpurgisnacht, the night from April 30th to May 1st takes its name from Saint Walburga, a Catholic Saint, whose feast day is celebrated on May 1st. She was was known as the protector against sorcery and witchcraft. Traditionally, it is the night when witches would gather together on the Brocken, the highest peak of the Harz mountain range in central Germany, and celebrate...

Osama bin Laden died on Walpurgisnacht, the night of black sabbaths and bonfires. Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight. One of the most common status updates on Facebook after the news broke was “Ding, Dong, the witch is dead,” and that spirit of Munchkin celebration was apparent in the faces of the crowds chanting “U-S-A!” last night outside the White House and at ground zero and elsewhere. Almost a decade after the horror of 9/11, the long manhunt had found its quarry, and Americans will be feeling...

Asking if you agree with this local station to pull Nightline special on name reading.

Press Release Source: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair Responds to Senator McCain Friday April 30, 2:17 pm ET BALTIMORE, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a copy of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: SBGI - News) letter sent today to Senator McCain regarding the Company's decision not to air this evening's episode of "Nightline." April 30, 2004 Senator John McCain Chairman United States Senate Commerce Committee U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator McCain: I am writing to respond to your letter to me regarding Sinclair Broadcast Group's decision not to air this evening's episode of "Nightline." Let me...

"Nightline" divides audience HARTFORD, Conn. - (KRT) - ABC newsman Ted Koppel's plan to devote tonight's "Nightline" to reading the names of the more than 700 U.S. servicemen and women killed in action in Iraq has stirred anger and praise, and prompted one media company to bar its stations from airing the program. Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group said Thursday that the unique program is politically motivated and ordered its seven ABC affiliates, including WGGB in Springfield, Mass., not to air it. "While the Sinclair Broadcast Group honors the memory of the brave members of the military who have sacrificed their...