NY police on Pope watch snatch river beaver.... no, really.

great headline, reuters.  

NY police on Pope watch snatch river beaver

New York police guarding the United Nations during Pope Benedict's visit on Friday made a rare discovery and rescue -- of a beaver struggling to swim past the world body's headquarters.

Soon after the pope left the United Nations, police harbour and scuba units patrolling the East River spotted the four-foot (1.20 metre) long, 40-pound (18-kg) animal. Beavers have only recently returned to the city with the first sighting of one in more than 200 years made in February 2007.

Lt. John Harkins, commanding officer, NYPD SCUBA, said in a statement that the animal had been tilting unnaturally and showed "laboured breathing." After securing it in a safety noose the officers pulled it aboard their vessel.

"It has pretty big claws," Harkins said of the beaver which will be taken to an animal hospital.

McCain Booed on the Anniversary of MLK's Death

In the 80's, McCain voted against MLK Day as a holiday.  Not a big surprise right?  But now, he no longer thinks this...kinda like his position on torture and tax cuts except sans all that bigotry.  Anyways, he decided to talk about this in a speech on the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's death.  In Memphis.  Outside the hotel Dr. was shot at.  In the pouring rain.  Really bad idea.  He gets deservedly booed:

and what's with all the umbrellas, ellas, ellas, eh, eh, eh?  damn you, Rihanna.