Boy-In-The-Bubble Meets His Idol

Lebanon war rages on.
Blast hits US-led forces vehicle in Afghanistan.
Baghdad attacks up 40%.
"We have not witnessed the reduction in violence one would have hoped for," says general
Slippery slope towards civil war in Iraq continues as car bombs kill dozens.
Pakistan in large-scale nuclear expansion.
Over 60 killed as Iraq violence escalates.
Hundreds of Taliban fighters assault police post.
Group accuses Jordan of torturing for U.S
Misadministration involvement in Iraq "the work of butchers".
U.S. gas prices hit all-time high.
ABA blasts Bu$h for repeatedly violating the Constitution.
"The Bush administration, in its quest to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, approves giving nuclear technology to a country that has not signed the non-proliferation treaty."

But not to worry, President Bu$h on Friday meets with a special delegation: Taylor Hicks and the American Idol finalists.