1.   Samuelson, like most conservatives, argues that the good news would get a lot better if government would mostly step aside.

2.   News soon got round that Nick was back in town.

3.   And many believe the news will only get better.

4.   And the news gets worse.

5.   And the news could get worse.

6.   And the news gets better.

7.   And Wednesday the news got much worse as word spread of the sudden resignations of Napster CEO Konrad Hilbers and founder and chief technology officer Shawn Fanning.

8.   And the news gets worse...

9.   But in Japan, just as the news gets better, the political will begins to falter.

10.   But religion news is getting a higher profile.