18 December 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 18 Dec 2007 Befuddled every time someone says "sub-prime?" A graphic explanation. "What's your next diabolical plot? And what's up with that big ol' splotch on your forehead?" Al Qaeda's number two is now taking questions. Venezuelan minister gets heat for attacking capitalism while wearing Vuitton. Four Bolivian regions declared independence over the weekend--what did you do? Op for Belgians: Does post-modern Europe really need a medium-small nation cobbled together in 1830 whose various communities dislike each other? Miss Belgium fails to unite when she proves unable to speak Dutch. A trip inside London's Alternative Response Vehicle, aka Booze Bus, aka mobile drunk tank for the retching. In case you're behind on your Wine Library TV: Gary muscles in on Nightline, Ellen. New push in New York to ban horse-drawn carriages, with ASPCA muscle. And if your little one wants to add to her Disney princess collection, here's how to ban her dreams. Gift of someone's dreams: pills to make your stool sparkle.
