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Emily, the Stowaway Cat, Is Coming Home

Emily on the plane

Paris - Emily the cat is heading home, in style. The wayward tabby from Wisconsin who disappeared two months ago and wound up traveling across the Atlantic to France boarded a Continental Airlines flight Thursday -— in business class.

Travel conditions leaving Europe promised to be a bit more comfortable for Emily, who arrived as a stowaway in a cargo container after straying from home in Appleton, Wisconsin.

"I don't think she'll drink champagne but I think she will be happy to rest," said Continental spokesman Philippe Fleury, at Charles de Gaulle airport to see Emily off. The airline offered to fly the cat home from Paris after her tale spread around the world and she cleared a one-month quarantine.

Heart

Baby, you make my "love molecule" soar!

Your heartbeat accelerates, you have butterflies in the stomach, you feel euphoric and a bit silly. It's all part of falling passionately in love -- and scientists now tell us the feeling won't last more than a year.

The powerful emotions that bowl over new lovers are triggered by a molecule known as nerve growth factor (NGF), according to Pavia University researchers.

Smiley

Germans prefer letters after name to love or money

In Germany even minor academic degrees appear on business cards and doctorate titles adorn many letter boxes.

Smiley

Bush Allows Guest Workers in White House

President George W. Bush, who has been talking tough on the subject of illegal immigration in recent days, appeared to reverse course today, announcing a guest-worker program that allows illegal immigrants to work inside the White House itself.

Recognizing that his new plan was likely to draw the ire of conservatives and other foes of illegal immigration, Bush said that the guest workers' duties in the White House would be limited: "They will mainly be responsible for leaking classified information to the press."

Smiley

Nixon vs. Cheney: Who's the Bigger Dick?

Cartoon. Click here to chuckle.

Smiley

How many members of the Bush Administration does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer: Ten...

Wolf

Wash. Man Caught in Doghouse by Police Dog

A man being sought in a hit-and-run case was caught in a doghouse by - what else? - a police dog, authorities said.

Smiley

Bush and Cheney Answer Critics: 'Majority of Americans are un-American'

Political cartoon.

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People

Cruise Buys Sonogram Machine for Katie

NEW YORK - Tom Cruise has made an unusual purchase for his fiancee Katie Holmes one that will let them see the development of their baby. "I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise says on ABC's "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005," to air Nov. 29 (10 p.m. EST). Excerpts of the interview are published in the latest issue of People magazine, on newsstands Friday.

Comment: Apparently, Scientology does not teach one how to be romantic.


Wolf

World's Ugliest Dog Dies at 14

Sam SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sam, the tiny dog whose hairless body and crooked teeth earned him a reputation as the World's Ugliest Dog, has died.

The pooch died Friday, just short of his 15th birthday, his owner said.

"I don't think there'll ever be another Sam," Susie Lockheed said, adding: "Some people would think that's a good thing."

Comment: May he rest in peace.