Winners & Losers

Winners Norwegian strippers: Stripping is an art form, says a top Norwegian appeals court. Bill Frist: Harry Reid is a former boxer, so the outgoing Senate majority leader lucked out when he was hugged, not slugged on his exit from the Senate. Bob Gates: The hearings were a love fest. But now you have to ...

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Winners

Winners

Norwegian strippers: Stripping is an art form, says a top Norwegian appeals court.

Bill Frist: Harry Reid is a former boxer, so the outgoing Senate majority leader lucked out when he was hugged, not slugged on his exit from the Senate.

Bob Gates: The hearings were a love fest. But now you have to deliver, Mr. Secretary.

Nancy Pelosi’s lungs: Smoke ’em while you still can, boys. You’re in Nancy’s world now.

Losers

Indian men: The international spec. for condoms is too big for most of them.

The poor: A World Bank assessment report says it fails to lift tens of millions out of poverty.

Iraq Study Group: The problem with taking nine months—you’re likely to be overtaken by events.

Gunter Verheugen: German paparazzi caught the EU “enlargement commissioner” naked on a beach with his chief of staff  … after he denied he was having an affair with her.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: The Iranian Prez is in hot water at home for enjoying himself too much while watching Indian and Egyptian hotties at the Asian Games.

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