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The glamorous life of an overseas reporter

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Question 1:

July, 2006, U.S. reporters followed President Bush to the G8 summit in Russia, here are some of their reports from the scene. Finish the sentence, "For those cock-eyed optimists who opened this pool report in the vain and desperate hope for actual news, _

	Stop reading now			Today's events bring relief to a weary world

	I'd rather write about fluffy bunnies, so here goes....

Question 2:

Yochi Dreazen of the Wall Street Journal had some comments on their host's crowd control techniques. Finish the sentence: "The Russians... appeared to think that an effective way of marshalling reporters was to yell in Russian...."

	And hold up photos of Paris Hilton to scare us away			Gesture wildly towards the guest house, and then shove us out into the rain.

	Serve our hot tea without crumpets, jelly or ladyfingers

Question 3:

Beleaguered Julie Mason from the Houston Chronicle wrote: "..bathrooms and sustenance were unavailable, was more than____?"

	Six Hours			Thirty minutes

	Four Hours

Question 4:

The Washington Times' Joe Curl didn't appear to appreciate his breakfast choices while on assignment. After tiring of avoiding the rain, the reporters went back to the international filing center, hungry for a hearty breakfast of?

	Russian pies and sweets			Room-temperature quiche

	Coldcuts