Congratulations to Detroit! As of today, the city starts with a clean balance sheet. Let's hope the city keeps it that way.
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Time Magazine has named Ebola Care Givers the 2014 "Person Of The Year". The Ferguson protestors and Vladimir Putin were the runners-up.
- Kim Jong Un was so mad he didn't make the list he killed six of his cousins. Then again, he was planning on doing that anyway.
- In related news, "Put A Drug In Your Drink Quarterly" gave top honors to Bill Cosby.
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Northern Ireland became the first country in the U.K. to make it illegal to pay for sex.
- And just like that, Charlie Sheen cancelled his Christmas Vacation trip to Belfast.
- Of course married guys can still pay for it the old fashioned way, by taking out the garbage.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. has signed-on to play O.J. Simpson in an FX Miniseries.
- Kato Kaelin has signed-on to play himself because, frankly, he's got nothing else to do.
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Leaked Sony emails show that producer Scott Rudin called Angelina Jolie a "minimally talented, spoiled brat".
- Angelina plans to retaliate by adopting him and putting him in a Time Out.
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Maria Shriver says she doesn't approve of her son Patrick Schwarzenegger dating Miley Cyrus.
- She's tough! She didn't approve of her husband Arnold's girlfriend during their marriage either.
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A new survey found that Christmas Eve is the most popular night of the year to get engaged.
- But be careful how the two of you celebrate...because Santa knows if you've been naughty or nice.
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Friday with a brand spanking new Podcast!
-Dick