North Korea holding two U.S. Journalists

1. U.S. Journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in N. Korea - Pyongyang has accused the two of major crimes against North Korea, but hasn’t really elaborated on just what those crimes are.  Something about illegal entry,  but that’s about all that’s come out.  The trial was extremely fast, closed to the public, and most believe this is once again… another cry for attention from Kim Jong Il’s regime.  The two work for Current TV, and one of them is the sister of Lisa Ling.  No
word on whether or not they’ll actually be sent to one of the brutal gulags.  (From The Wall Street Journal)

2. Hezbollah Loses in Lebanon - Pro West coalition wins and will set up the new government.  (From The Guardian)

3. Now’s a good time to postpone that vacation to Mexico - First it was: “Don’t go to Tijuana” after those rooftop shoot outs.  Then it was: “The drug cartels aren’t really getting violent anywhere near the tourist towns…”  Now that 18 are dead after a nasty shoot out in Acapulco, it might be time to reconsider a nice trip to  Vancouver instead of Cabo.
(From the London Times)

4.  “Hooking up” doesn’t end in College - Younger Adults who spent four years worth of college fooling around with no real relationships are heading into the workforce.  And they’re all still using each other as scratching posts.  (From NPR)

5.  Election week in Iran.  Nobody likes him, but Ahmadinejad still has a great shot to win -   Could Ahmadinejad still win despite being severely disliked, screwing up the economy, and being looked at as a buffoon by the citizens of Iran?  The New Republic makes an unflattering comparison between Ahmadinejad and, well… you’ll see.  (From the New Republic)

5.5  Move over Sampras… congrats to Federer! – Despite ass-hattery by a fan, Roger still gets it done on the clay.  Nice tackle by security, but they took way to long to react.  (From Si.com)