March 31st News Roundup: Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
 Monday, March 31st, 2008

HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson has resigned, after allegations of political favoritism and perjury reached a peak this month amid the wreckage of the national housing crisis.
	An inquest jury in the Bahamas ruled today that Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel did die of a drug overdose.  Sad.  Stay AWAY from methadone, kids!  And if one of your parents is using and abusing prescription - or any type of - drugs, avoid the temptation and call your local authorities.
The Pentagon has filed charges against Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Guantanamo detainee and alleged member of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization - regarding the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Tanzania.
	Singer Mya helps kick off North Shore Animal League's 8th Annual Tour For Life.  Aww, wook at the widdle puppy! The North Shore Animal League is the nation's largest no-kill animal shelter.  Mya will be joining them on their Tour For Life, a four-week tour that will visit 22 cities in 15 states across the US.
Hundreds of protesters in Oakland, Pennsylvania took to the streets this weekend to march in protest of the Iraq War.  Many wore masks and carried signs that said "Bush Boxes 4,000+."
Nielsen ends the antitrust suit filed by erinMedia, and ends a high-profile, potentially sensational courtroom battle over Nielsen Media Research's monopoly over television audience measurement.  Dammit!

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