But Why _Milwaukee_?

I was surprised by this low-key story and the significance of the event--but honestly, I couldn't focus on the article because I just kept thinking Milwaukee??

U.S. held meeting with North Korea - White House By Caren Bohan
2 hours, 33 minutes ago
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean diplomats held their first face-to-face talks in five months last week amid increasing signs that Pyongyang is taking steps to advance its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Thursday.

The American side used the session on Friday to urge North Korea to return to the long-stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, White House spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters traveling with President Bush.

The North Korean side has yet to respond to the appeal, White House and State Department officials said . . . .

yadda yadda--Milwaukee???

Also, isn't it too late in 2005 for printing these types of headlines:
Rice Commends Kuwait on Giving Women Vote ?
I'm sure some woman out there EARNED that right . . .

And, whew, I thought Donald really was going to scrap the World Trade Center Plans the way US administration came down on News Week:

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Officials in charge of rebuilding the World Trade Center site Wednesday were quick to dismiss real estate developer Donald Trump's proposal to scrap their plan and instead build "reincarnated" Twin Towers similar to the originals.

"Donald Trump is entitled to his opinion, just like the millions of people who actually involved themselves in the public planning process which resulted in the master plan," said a spokesperson for the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., the agency overseeing rebuilding on the 16-acre site hit by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

That master plan, designed by Daniel Libeskind and David Childs, features a 1,776-foot "Freedom Tower" and a 4.5-acre area for a memorial to 9/11 victims.

But Trump told reporters at a news conference: "Throw it all away."

The agency spokesperson said, "It would be a mistake to ignore the democratic process that resulted in a consensus about planning for the site. We will continue to move forward with the master site plan."

Already, the cornerstone for the Freedom Tower has been laid on the site, though earlier this month New York Gov. George Pataki announced that the iconic tower would be tweaked to accommodate security concerns raised by the New York Police Department. A revised tower design is to be unveiled next month.



I refuse to tell you all where I am being dragged off to tonight at 9:50pm. It's just too d*mn embarrassing . . .