07/24/08

The media can barely contain its excitement. "Germany meets the Superstar" read the front page of the weekly Der Spiegel in reference to a popular TV show, while the tabloid Bild called Obama "Berlin's New Kennedy!" and gushed: "It's like 1963," describing the presidential candidate as "just as young, sexy and charismatic" as John F. Kennedy. And that's before he's even set foot here.

The cost of oil and gasoline is "on everybody's mind in this room," McCain told a town-hall meeting.

Images of the event showed what appeared to be a twisting pillar of water rising out of the St. Lawrence River.

Bin Laden moved to Kabul, then Jalalabad, keeping his planned movements secret even from his inner circle, he said.

Kovijanic added that Karadzic liked to listen to the "gusle" Ea one-string instrument Ethat is played live in the bar.

The girl, who lives in New Plymouth on the west coast of the north island, is named "Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii".

"I've never even seen her smoke a cigarette," Janus said.