Today there is an interesting new development in the Neil Entwistle murder case: the night before he shot his wife and baby, Entwistle bought $88 worth of candles at a Yankee Candle store in Marlboro, Mass. Some news analysts, including the Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell, think he wanted to use the candles to hide the smell of gunpowder. I believe this theory makes sense and is probably true. For the full story, see the Herald. At the moment, the Entwistle story is the biggest headline on the Herald's home page!
Also in the news today is Operation Swarmer, the largest U.S. air assault in Iraq since we first invaded the county three years ago. Good luck to the U.S. troops in their mission to defeat the insurgents!
Continuing on the topic of Iraq, Saddam Hussein acted up at his trial yesterday, as many people are aware. He called on Iraqis to stop fighting each other and to concentrate instead on fighting the U.S., and also described the trial as a "comedy"! After 40 minutes of ranting, Saddam was halted by the judge, who decided to crack down on the former dictator's antics.
In other news, yesterday's "American Idol" verdict was just. Melissa deserved to go. My favorite performances of the night were Kellie's and Taylor's.
Finally, today is a fairly busy day in history. One year ago, murderer Scott Peterson was formally sentenced to death by Judge Alfred Delucci, who had presided over Peterson's trial. Also, on this date in 1935, Adolf Hitler scrapped the oppressive Treaty of Versailles. Last, but not least, happy birthday to James Madison, our fourth president (shown above), who was born on this date in 1751!
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