When Bad Luck Blackie takes his Friday afternoon constitutional through the news wires, the crap in his wake tends to be a little more foul than usual.
Bad Luck Blackie: A kitten enlists the aid of a black cat who causes things like flower pots, safes, and battleships to fall on a bulldog that is tormenting him. [(1/22/49) dir Tex Avery] (Click here for full-size picture.)
U.S. Army slips further behind recruiting goals, 1 hour, 12 minutes ago [at 6:20 PM ET 06/10/05)
Greenspan, regulators raise volume of housing alarm, Fri Jun 10, 2005 04:36 PM ET
Bonds Fall on Fed's Bullish Assessment, 51 minutes ago (7:40 PM ET 06/10/05)
Trade Deficit Swells As Oil Imports Climb, 1 hour, 59 minutes ago (as of 7:25 pm ET 06/10/05)
UPDATE: Changed the title from "Friday News Dump" to "Weekend" to broaden the context and encourage inclusion of Saturday stories, releases and statements as well. Could make Sunday Morning Cartoons a bit more tolerable. (What am I thinking, Sunday papfest is insufferable.)
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