SNIPPETS

APRIL 3,  2009

From the New York Post:  THE apple fell far from the tree with John Augustin Washington V. The 46-year-old Washington, a direct descendant of George Washington, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for smashing an English banker over the head with a vodka bottle during a dispute over a woman at Les Caves du Roy nightclub in St. Tropez in July 2006.

I wonder if he lied at his trial.

News of brilliant criminals, from the AP:   SAN MARCOS, Calif. (AP) -- A couple who went on national television to brag about making $100,000 shoplifting and selling their loot on eBay is under investigation by federal agents.  Matthew and Laura Eaton of San Marcos appeared on the ''Dr. Phil'' show last fall to share their story, aided by a video of their three small children accompanying them on a three-day shoplifting binge.

And to think, they could have gone legit, worked for AIG, and taken more.

APRIL 2,  2009

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his country would have ''no problem'' taking any of the remaining 240 Guantanamo detainees after they are released from the U.S. military prison.

They're his kind of guys.  But you can be sure they'd be shipped out within 24 hours to their home countries, and go right back on the terror circuit.

Public display of affection alert, from London's Telegraph:  Michelle Obama took the unusual step of hugging the Queen as she attended a glittering reception at Buckingham Palace ahead of the G20 summit.

Oh my gawd.  Is this going to be the standard now?  Who hugs whom? 

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