“Small Risk”

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblog.aspx?feat=e5acc338-bc51-42a8-9df4-c3442bff778e&icid=autos_2289

Due over a fire risk from a faulty circuit board, BMW has recalled nearly 90,000 Mini Cooper vehicles.  Fortunately, that’s the equivalent of only 30,000 regular size cars.

While the Minis are serviced, the customers, like all BMW drivers, will still be able to get around on their general feeling of superiority.

"Foreign Away"

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-12-13-iran-foreign-minister_N.htm

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fired his foreign minister, Manouchehr Mattaki, on Monday. The reason may stem from an ideological conflict in that the foreign minister only hated America a little.

The issue may have been one of competence. It has long been suspected that Ahmadinejad never really considered Mattaki to be crazy enough.

For the going away party Ahmadinijad threw for Mattaki, he set up an open bar and ordered plenty of yellow cake.

Mattaki says that he is now looking to the future, and will spend his time hoping not to be killed.