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Today in funny, during this morning's CNN Live Today reported President Bush inserted his foot in his mouth when, during a televised press conference, he teased a reporter for wearing sunglasses when it was cloudy outside. Bush later learned the L.A. Times reporter is blind. In other news ...

>> Texas: Thanks in part to a donation from a Houston oilman who died May 30, democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell has collected $333,212 for his campaign. Carole Keeton Strayhorn has $307,534; Kinky Friedman, $149,132 and Rick Perry, $375,021.

>> Nation: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said putting a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border will not keep illegal immigrants out.

>> World: Wednesday's eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia trapped two men in an underground emergency shelter. Heat was so fierce it melted rescuers' shovels, and the operation was suspended until tomorrow.

>> Offbeat: An Australian city council plays "uncool" Barry Manilow music hoping to discourage kids from loitering in a parking lot.

>> Health: At least 100 people have died since May in the African Congo, and the World Health Organization says a plague is at fault.

>> Sports: Tiger Woods is playing in his first golf tournament Sunday since his father died May 3.

>> Entertainment: Britney Spears admits now that she is pregnant again, she is an emotional wreck in an interview with Matt Lauer that will air tonight on Dateline NBC. In other news, newly minted American Idol Taylor Hicks was named the hottest bachelor by People.

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