In a suprise move (like an AI crossover), Vice-President Cheney is on the ground in Iraq meeting with top military brass and applying diplomatic pressure according to the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/world/middleeast/09cnd-cheney.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

As the world turns, times may be changing in beautiful Zimbabwe - "as President Robert G. Mugabe’s 27-year rule enters what many analysts call a terminal phase, the selfproclaimed democratic opposition is near its nadir."

In other news: King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers extend to 2-0 vs. the NJ Nets.