Moussaoui, Duke case, and "Idol" picks

Sorry for not posting for a while. Here's a rundown of some recent, monumental events in the news:

Like many people, I was shocked by Chirs Daughtry's eviction from "American Idol." Now that he's gone, I predict that Taylor Hicks will take the top prize. Taylor, with his gray hair and jerky dance moves, has been my favorite since Kellie left. I'm going to guess that Elliott Yamin will be the next to go, and Katharine MacPhee will finish as runner-up.

In other news, a second round of DNA tests in the Duke rape case have shown no match with any of the players on the Duke lacrosse team. This news supports my theory that the accuser was simply making her story up.

Finally, Zacharias Moussaoui, who was recently sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 attacks, was transported to the federal supermax prison on Florence, Colorado today. He will spend 23 hours each day in a soundproof cell, with one hour of exercise each day. Moussaoui is hardly the first notorious criminal to reside in the supermax: the prison is home to shoe bomber Richard Reid, unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef, American terrorist Eric Rudolph, and notorious gang leader Luis Felipe. The supermax was also home to Timothy McVeigh, who became friends with Kaczynski, Yousef, and Felipe while the four of them lived in a especially high-security part of the prison known as "bombers' row."

To learn some fascinating facts about life in the supermax, go to Court TV.