Hey! Countdown is on tonight!

[Clark2008]

I figured, it being a holiday, it wouldn't.

Goody!

Hey, take a break from the hot dogs, burgers, fries (God, I'm hungry), sun, surf, mountain creeks or just plain ol' back yard to watch Countdown tonight.

>From the top of the news to some Countdown classics, it will be a special show.

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.

The FBI arrested a Florida doctor and a New York martial arts expert on federal terrorism charges, saying they conspired to treat and train terrorists. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8030379/

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday in a crowd of police officers south of Baghdad, killing up to 30 people and wounding dozens, while U.S. forces briefly detained a Sunni political leader on the second day of an Iraqi-led security sweep in the capital. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7897149/

A 56-hour standoff with a homicide suspect clinging high atop a construction crane ended early Saturday when the man thirstily reached for a drink of water offered by police and was subdued with a quick shot from a stun gun. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7990725/
NASCAR! Wheldon Holds Off Patrick, Wins Indy 500. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7783430/

Star Wars still going strong... Star Wars Hall of Fame

Cheese Festival http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHEESE_ROLLING?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME... Festivals Hall of Fame. Psssst... hey Rev! :hi:

600 Pound Tiger Gets Root Canal... Animal Hall of Fame.

That's some of what we're planning for tonight's show.

Finally,
Many dentists have a difficult time performing root canals on scared humans. So it's no surprise that a root canal on a 600-pound Bengal tiger required three dentists, an oral surgeon, a veterinarian - and plenty of courage. The 15-year-old tiger known as Kubie traveled from an Oregon preservation center to Lodi for the procedure at the Arbor Pet Clinic, which has handled similar operations on other big animals. Kubie has teeth as long as human fingers and generates about 10,000 pounds of jaw pressure with each bite. That power is especially daunting considering Kubie had a toothache. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TIGER_ROOT_CANAL?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Next challenge: convincing Kubie there is a tooth fairy.

-- Carey Fox

Keith blogs: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7873141/#050516b

Countdown Home: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/

More:
President Bush honored the war dead Monday, paying tribute equally to those fighting in today's era of terrorist threats and heroes from wars of yesteryear, including those buried at Arlington National Cemetery or still missing in action. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8037022/

Former President Clinton on Monday visited the Indonesian city hit hardest by the Dec. 26 tsunami, trying to jump-start efforts to rebuild the stricken region. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8017966/

President Jacques Chirac began a widely expected government shakeup Monday to save face at home as European Union officials worked to control damage after French voters rejected the EU's first constitution, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the charter. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8022003/

The Rome diocese has officially opened the procedure that could lead to sainthood for Pope John Paul, asking Catholics to come forward with evidence "in favor or against" his reputation of holiness. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8036768/

The Bush administration's reluctance to fully support stem cell research is impeding U.S. research that has the potential to make major medical breakthroughs, South Korea's top cloning expert said Sunday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8030205/

To walk Thayer Street in northeast Philadelphia is to count, door by door, the economic devastation afflicting a working-class neighborhood. On a single block, 18 of the 42 brick rowhouses have gone into foreclosure in the past three years. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8029531/

[ClassWarrior]

1. I just read about the cheese festival and had to come straight here!

To the Rev!

:toast:

NGU.

[RevCheesehead]

4. My Cheezedoodle!

:toast: They're playing our song, dear. :loveya:

[ewagner]

2. Cheese Chase in Marshfield on Friday Eve

Our Dairy Fest kicks off on Friday night with the Cheese Chase , a 5K run through the park and drive-thru Zoo...I'll get pics for the Rev :toast:

[RevCheesehead]

5. Ooooooh! Fresh Meat ... um, I mean, welcome to the group, ed!

Do they make the runners wear the hats? It seems only right. :)

[Catchawave]

3. Yay!

"Star Wars still going strong... Star Wars Hall of Fame"

Hope I'm not the only SW nerd on KOEB ! My living room is a shrine to vintage toys, and one kick-ass movie poster signed (and authenticated) by the entire cast in Attack of the Clones, including Lucas!

Yes, I'm not Martha Stewart-ish, I decorate more in "Smigel Fun House" motif...LOL.