“Finally we got some good news about the economy. Barack Obama got $800 billion to rescue the economy. All I can say is, 'Thank you, Oprah.'” I CanEconomyNewsBillionsBarackRescueGood News Author:David Letterman
“The biggest danger we face is overfishing. We literally could fish out our oceans, some scientists believe, in the next 40, 50, 60 years. We are fishing out the top of the food chain, and it's pretty crucial because about 200 million people depend on fish and fishing for their livelihood, and about a billion people, mostly in poorer countries, depend on fish for their protein. So this is a big problem. Good news is, it's fixable.” PeopleYearsBelieveCountryProblemBigsFacesNextMillionsDangerDependsOceanNewsScientistFishesBillionsChainsFishingCrucialGood NewsProteinLivelihoodBig ProblemsFood ChainOverfishing Author:Ted Danson
“The Obama administration asked General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to step down, and he agreed. This is good news for Obama; the last time he tried to get someone to quit, it took months -- and even then, he had to promise her a job as secretary of state. ... According to the government, Rick Wagoner was forced to resign because of poor performance. That's embarrassing -- run an organization that loses billions of dollars and then get fired by a guy who heads up an organization that loses trillions of dollars.” StatesGovernmentRunningJobsLastsGuyLosesPoorStepsMonthsPromiseNewsPerformancesOrganizationDown AndDollarsBillionsQuittingAdministrationSecretaryLast TimeCeoGood NewsEmbarrassingMotorHeads UpGeneral MotorsPoor Performance Author:Jay Leno
“Here's some news from Afghanistan. We're sending more troops to seal up the borders. Can we try that here? Three months, 12,000 pounds of bombs and billions and billions of dollars and the highest ranking enemy we've captured so far is an American.” TryingThreeEnemyMonthsNewsHighestDollarsBillionsBordersBombsPoundsAfghanistanTroopsCapturedSealsThree MonthsRanking Author:David Letterman