Monday, October 29 in the news.....
- Britain failed to act on information passed to it by Saudi Arabia which might have helped prevent suicide bombings in London in 2005 that killed 52 people, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said on Monday. The information was apparently too broad though, as it was mainly composed of 'we built some mosques in your country'.
- In two recent interviews, French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed his admiration for both the U.S. work ethic and its pop music. Sarkozy said he even considered using 50 Cent's 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin' as his motto for France during the election.