Britney Spears to Join Mardi Gras

Britney Spears released a statement today that she would be attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Spears, born in Lousiana, has said she and her son, Sean Preston, will be driving there in her two-seater from LA. "Seanny will be in my lap and K-Fed will be on a leash tied to the back.

Elsewhere, in another warning to the press, Vice President Dick Cheney "accidenally" shot a 78-year-old hunting companion who is now in stable condition. Cheney was heard to grumble to the press something along the lines of, "If you guys think a 78-year-old can just jump in front of me, you guys had better watch out"