News Roundup: Wednesday 14th November 2007

1010 WINS: New York Elliot Spitzer has withdrawn his plan to give illegal immigrants driver's licences.

Comment: Expect Lou Dobbs to be in something of celebratory mode tonight, and Bill O'Reilly will probably comment on this one too.

Al Jazeera: A strike by French energy and transport workers has caused widespread disruption.

Comment: Sometimes, I wonder if France is run by politicians or union leaders!

BBC News: A Dutch teenager has been arrested for stealing virtual furniture to furnish his online "hotel" room with.

CBC Arts: A controversial documentary on the Falun Gong movement in China will air on CBC Television, despite having been previously pulled after a complaint by the Chinese Embassy.

Comment: This to my mind is what good television should be about. Documenting things that might be unpopular or controversial. The day television avoids subjects because of their controversial nature is the day the great switchoff begins worldwide.

CNN: 2 people dead and 100 injured after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Chile.

And Finally...

WNBC - NewsChannel 4: A runaway kangaroo almost escaped from authorities trying to trap him in Melbourne, Australia.