The End is Neigh

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Comment from a CNBC source's email, titled 'Sign of the Apocalypse?':
"Does it strike anyone as strange that the fifth top story on CNN's website is about Paris Hilton's missing dog... ahead of Bush's campaign stops in the swing states?"

Good question. But I think the Apocalypse was heralded earlier this summer, when CBS unveiled that their fall primetime lineup would include three different shows about fat men with hot wives.

On a side note, Gawker offers advice for Paris free of charge. "the damn dog is likely crushed to death at the bottom of her over-stuffed Birkin bag."