Item 1: In the interest of fairness: White House to Seek $950 Million for Tsunami Aid (washingtonpost.com). this aid package, if approved, would make the U.S. the most generous donor gov't.
Item 2: Ikea is the new Wal-Mart:
Ikea had not predicted that up to 6,000 people would descend on the new store, in Edmonton, with a stampede to get in resulting in a frightening crush….
The chaos meant the new store - the 12th and biggest to open in the UK - had to close just over 40 minutes after opening because of what Ikea described as the “unforeseen numbers”.
Congratulations, consumer America Britain, this is the life you deserve.