Local News A bruised Tom Cruise 
Thunder Bay Post - Dec 29 1:06 PM
Britain’s Empire magazine surveyed 10,000 movie fans, who rated Tom Cruise the most irritating actor in Hollywood. He beat out rivals such as Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and JenniferLopez.Save to My Web

First Cruise Ship After Katrina docks at Port of New Orleans 
Louisiana Weekly - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
The Port of New Orleans celebrated the “New Year” on a positive note when the Delphin Renaissance, a 600-passenger luxury ship, docked at the Thalia Street Wharf, alongside the Port’s Administration Building, on December 31.Save to My Web

Officer joins family cruise 
Miami Herald - Dec 29 4:47 AM
Merry Christmas, Lt. Col. James Paul Thomas — thanks to the U.S. government? For now, it’s a mystery if Uncle Sam played Santa. Thomas, a 54-year-old Army officer whose retirement has been delayed because of the war in Iraq, was off for a cruise on an ocean liner Sunday with his family, but a quirk in federal law almost kept him stateside.Save to My Web