0¼0¼0¼0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[actress] falls ill¼[actress], the teenage soap actress featured in the government commercial for the plague protection vaccine, was taken ill last night. The hospital refuses to comment on suggestions that she may have the plague. The commercial has been withdrawn. Demand for vaccines: -10%¼5¼25¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
1¼0¼0¼3¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[chemist] releases bestseller¼[chemist] has just released a new book on his latest research in electroluminescence. It seems destined to go straight onto the bestseller list, and has already shown record sales in its first week. Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
2¼0¼0¼4¼19¼2¼-1¼[chemist] to go on foreign tour¼The phenomenal reputation of [chemist], the eminent chemist, has reached the ears of [PNJpresident], who has invited him to do a six-month lecture tour. Diplomacy points: +1 Relations: +5¼0¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
3¼0¼0¼4¼18¼2¼-1¼[chemist] to go on foreign tour¼The phenomenal reputation of [chemist], the eminent chemist, has reached the ears of [PNJpresident], who has invited him to do a six-month lecture tour. Diplomacy points: +1 Relations: +5¼0¼1¼-1¼13¼2¼5¼-1¼-1
4¼18¼1¼-1¼22¼4¼40¼[PNJpresident] accused of human rights abuses¼In a surprising move, given this government's new softly softly approach to foreign policy, the foreign minister has written a letter to a major newspaper accusing [PNJpresident] of gross human rights abuses. Diplomacy points: -1 Relations: -2¼0¼-1¼-1¼13¼1¼-2¼9¼-1
5¼19¼1¼-1¼22¼4¼40¼[PNJpresident] accused of human rights abuses¼In a surprising move, given this government's new softly softly approach to foreign policy, the foreign minister has written a letter to a major newspaper accusing [PNJpresident] of gross human rights abuses. Diplomacy points: -1 Relations: -2¼0¼-1¼-1¼13¼1¼-2¼8¼-1
6¼15¼-1¼-1¼18¼1¼-1¼[PNJpresident] extremely successful¼[PNJpresident] has taken the country by storm. Huge crowds gathered yesterday, on the last night of his visit, to hear his farewell address. 'I've had a great time', he assured them, to tremendous applause. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
7¼15¼-1¼-1¼19¼1¼-1¼[PNJpresident] extremely successful¼[PNJpresident] has taken the country by storm. Huge crowds gathered yesterday, on the last night of her visit, to hear her farewell address. 'I've had a great time', she assured them, to tremendous applause. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
8¼18¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[PNJpresident] launches libel action¼[PNJpresident], furious at the foreign minister's letter in a major paper accusing her government of major human rights abuses, has won a libel action against the minister, who now has to pay her costs and damages and issue a public apology. Relations: +2¼13¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼4
9¼19¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[PNJpresident] launches libel action¼[PNJpresident], furious at the foreign minister's letter in a major paper accusing his government of major human rights abuses, has won a libel action against the minister, who now has to pay him costs and damages and issue a public apology. Relations: +2¼13¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼5
10¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] becomes grandfather¼[president] had a big smile on his face today, when his daughter gave birth to a little girl, his first grandchild. 'We're over the moon,' he said to reporters as he went to visit mother and baby in hospital. Asked whether his cheerfulness had anything to do with his rising popularity ratings, he laughed: 'I guess I'm just a lucky guy!' Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
11¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] becomes grandmother¼[president] had a big smile on her face today, when her daughter gave birth to a little girl, her first grandchild. 'We're over the moon,' she said to reporters as she went to visit mother and baby in hospital. Asked whether her cheerfulness had anything to do with her rising popularity ratings, she laughed: 'I guess I'm just a lucky girl!' Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
12¼5¼0¼45¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] builds stadium¼With taxes impressively high, [president] seems to have more money than he knows what to do with. Instead of cutting taxes, however, he is to build a new stadium. The new ground has been designed by a team of the country's top architects. This may just be enough to fend off demonstrations. Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
13¼5¼0¼45¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] builds stadium¼With taxes impressively high, [president] seems to have more money than she knows what to do with. Instead of cutting taxes, however, she is to build a new stadium. The new ground has been designed by a team of the country's top architects. This may just be enough to fend off demonstrations. Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
14¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] cries at funeral¼[president] was visibly moved today at the funeral of his wife, who died last week after being decapitated. He openly wept as the coffin was lowered into the grave. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼26
15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] cries at funeral¼[president] was visibly moved today at the funeral of her husband, who died last week after being decapitated. She openly wept as the coffin was lowered into the grave. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼27
16¼16¼-1¼-1¼27¼33¼-1¼[president] gets mobile phone¼ 'Actually, I'm normally quite a technophobe,' claimed [president] yesterday as he showed off his new mobile phone to journalists and photographers. Demand for mobile phones: +10%¼5¼33¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
17¼17¼-1¼-1¼27¼33¼-1¼[president] gets mobile phone¼ 'Actually, I'm normally quite a technophobe,' claimed [president] yesterday as she showed off her new mobile phone to journalists and photographers. Demand for mobile phones: +10%¼5¼33¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
18¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] gets private healthcare¼It seems that no-one these days has any confidence in the public health service. Even [president], despite making health a central issue in the last election, and pledging to deliver 'a first class service for a first class nation', has now opted for a private healthcare plan. Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
19¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] gets private healthcare¼It seems that no-one these days has any confidence in the public health service. Even [president], despite making health a central issue in the last election, and pledging to deliver 'a first class service for a first class nation', has now opted for a private healthcare plan. Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
20¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] goes blind¼In a short statement released this morning, a spokesman for [president] announced that complications arising from his diabetes had led to irreversible damage to [president]'s retina, and he would henceforth be blind in both eyes, but that this would in no way affect his ability to govern the country, a job he was proud to continue to do with the full support of his family and the electorate. Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
21¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] goes blind¼In a short statement released this morning, a spokesman for [president] announced that complications arising from her diabetes had led to irreversible damage to [president]'s retina, and she would henceforth be blind in both eyes, but that this would in no way affect her ability to govern the country, a job she was proud to continue to do with the full support of her family and the electorate. Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
22¼16¼-1¼-1¼14¼-1¼-1¼[president] goes on holiday¼[president] has gone on holiday with his family for two weeks. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
23¼17¼-1¼-1¼14¼-1¼-1¼[president] goes on holiday¼[president] has gone on holiday with her family for two weeks. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
24¼4¼0¼60¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] has ministers round for dinner¼[president] has invited her ministers to a lavish dinner. Ministers' loyalty: +5¼11¼0¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
25¼4¼0¼60¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] has ministers round for dinner¼[president] has invited his ministers to a lavish dinner. Ministers' loyalty: +5¼11¼0¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
26¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] is an axe murderer¼In what has been described as 'a tragic mistake', [president] appears to have caused the death of his wife by accidentally removing her head from her body with an axe. 'He called an ambulance as soon as he realized what he had done,' said a spokesman, 'but she was dead on arrival at hospital.' Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼14¼-1
27¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] is an axe murderer¼In what has been described as 'a tragic mistake', [president] appears to have caused the death of her husband by accidentally removing his head from his body with a scythe. 'She called an ambulance as soon as she realized what she had done,' said a spokesman, 'but he was dead on arrival at hospital.' Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼15¼-1
28¼5¼0¼50¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] opens a concert hall¼[president] opened his showpiece new concert hall yesterday in a fanfare of media attention. Critics of the government's economic policy argue that the government would have been better advised to cut taxes. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
29¼5¼0¼50¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] opens a concert hall¼[president] opened her showpiece new concert hall yesterday in a fanfare of media attention. Critics of the government's economic policy argue that the government would have been better advised to cut taxes. Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
30¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] opens to public¼In order to boost state finances and recoup some of the cost of repairing his official residence, [president] has decided to open to the public for a small, as yet undisclosed fee. Money: +2000¼3¼2000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼237
31¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] opens to public¼In order to boost state finances and recoup some of the cost of repairing her official residence, [president] has decided to open to the public for a small, as yet undisclosed fee. Money: +2000¼3¼2000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼238
32¼5¼1¼30¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] receives fan mail¼Bags of fan mail are arriving for [president] every day, having a very beneficial effect on staff loyalty and government popularity. Popularity: +5 Ministers' loyalty: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼11¼0¼5¼-1¼-1
33¼5¼1¼30¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] receives fan mail¼Bags of fan mail are arriving for [president] every day, having a very beneficial effect on staff loyalty and government popularity. Popularity: +5 Ministers' loyalty: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼11¼0¼5¼-1¼-1
34¼7¼0¼80¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] saves minister from suicide attempt¼[president] distinguished himself last night after saving the interior minister from a suicide attempt that would have been sure to succeed had he not broken into his office and removed the noose from around his neck. Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
35¼7¼0¼80¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] saves minister from suicide attempt¼[president] distinguished herself last night after saving the interior minister from a suicide attempt that would have been sure to succeed had she not broken into his office and removed the noose from around his neck. Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
36¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] stays with husband!¼[president] has declared that she does not intend to file for divorce, despite her husband's horrific injuries. She had been widely expected to leave him, after suggestions that her advisors considered a paraplegic to be an inappropriate companion for the Head of State. Although he is now wheelchair-bound, her husband is recovering well, and will be fitted with prosthetic legs in due course.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼44
37¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] stays with wife!¼[president] has declared that he does not intend to file for divorce, despite his wife's horrific injuries. He had been widely expected to leave her, after suggestions that his advisors considered a paraplegic to be an inappropriate companion for the Head of State. Although she is now wheelchair-bound, his wife is recovering well, and will be fitted with prosthetic legs in due course.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼47
38¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president] tackles intruder¼[presidentialpalace]: there were heroics last night when [president] tackled a man who had broken into his wife's apartments and held him until the arrival of security agents. His wife was said to be upset but unharmed. [president] broke a finger in the scuffle.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
39¼4¼1¼45¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president] takes on more public engagements¼[president] has taken on more public engagements 'to get back in touch with the people.'#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼83¼-1
40¼4¼1¼45¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president] takes on more public engagements¼[president] has taken on more public engagements 'to get back in touch with the people.'#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼84¼-1
41¼4¼1¼40¼17¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s husband launches cooking show¼[president]'s husband has launched a cooking show to be broadcast on prime-time television.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
42¼4¼1¼40¼16¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s wife launches cooking show¼[president]'s wife has launched a cooking show to be broadcast on prime-time television.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
43¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s husband goes mad¼Persistent rumors are circulating that [president]'s husband has gone mad, damaging her popularity. A spokeswoman denied the rumors in an official statement, but a source on the staff told us this evening that he believes he is possessed by the spirit of Jesus, and has taken up carpentry.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
44¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s husband loses legs¼[president]'s private jet crashed this morning ten miles outside the capital. She was not on the plane, but her husband, travelling alone, was very seriously injured and surgeons had to remove both his legs during an emergency operation.#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼36¼-1
45¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s husband tackles intruder¼[presidentialpalace]: there were heroics at last night when [president]'s husband tackled a man who had broken into her apartments and held him until the arrival of security agents. [president] was said to be upset but unharmed. Her husband broke a finger in the scuffle.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
46¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s wife goes mad¼Persistent rumors are circulating that [president]'s wife has gone mad, damaging his popularity. A spokesman denied the rumors in an official statement, but a source on the staff told us this evening that she believes she is possessed by the spirit of Jesus, and has taken up carpentry.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
47¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼[president]'s wife loses legs¼[president]'s private jet crashed this morning ten miles outside the capital. He was not on the plane, but his wife, travelling alone, was very seriously injured and surgeons had to remove both her legs during an emergency operation.#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼37¼-1
48¼11¼0¼15000¼7¼0¼70¼Anti-capitalism demonstrations¼At least twenty arrests were made when anti-capitalist demonstrators clashed with riot police today. The protestors were accusing the government of neglecting the plight of the third world.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
49¼27¼23¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Anti-smoking aid¼A new aid for people who want to give up smoking is showing spectacular success.#Demand for cigarettes: -1%¼5¼23¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
50¼4¼1¼35¼16¼-1¼-1¼Attempt on [president]'s life¼[president] was taken ill last night after drinking wine which had apparently been poisoned. He is out of danger, but remains very ill in hospital. All government staff are being interviewed by the police.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
51¼5¼0¼65¼16¼-1¼-1¼Attempt on [president]'s life¼[president] was shot at today at an official engagement, but escaped unhurt. The gunman is still at large.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
52¼4¼1¼35¼17¼-1¼-1¼Attempt on [president]'s life¼[president] was taken ill last night after drinking wine which had apparently been poisoned. She is out of danger, but remains very ill in hospital. All government staff are being interviewed by the police.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
53¼5¼0¼65¼17¼-1¼-1¼Attempt on [president]'s life¼[president] was shot at today at an official engagement, but escaped unhurt. The gunman is still at large.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
54¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Baby Dennis dies¼A day of mourning was declared for [president]'s son Dennis, found dead in his cot this morning. Rumors that [president]'s daughter had been very disturbed by all the attention surrounding her brother were dismissed as malicious gossip. A source close to the family said, 'She hated that kid.' Next month's bank holiday will be cancelled to make up for lost productivity.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼72
55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Baby Dennis dies¼A day of mourning was declared for [president]'s son Dennis, found dead in his cot this morning. Rumors that [president]'s daughter had been very disturbed by all the attention surrounding her brother were dismissed as malicious gossip. A source close to the family said, 'She hated that kid.' Next month's bank holiday will be cancelled to make up for lost productivity.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼73
56¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Back to work plan is a complete failure¼The interior minister's back to work plan has been a complete failure, with only 3% of those targeted by the project finding jobs.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼164
57¼28¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Beach culture¼A diet craze has begun among girls and young women. This is being blamed on the new beach culture seen since the effects of global warming began to make themselves felt.#Demand for ice-cream: -5%¼5¼9¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
58¼23¼1¼35¼18¼4¼-1¼Birthday present for [PNJpresident]¼In an uncharacteristically generous gesture, the foreign minister has sent a birthday present to [PNJpresident]. More typically, however, it was not, in fact, his birthday. He is nevertheless said to be very touched.#Diplomacy points: +1#Relations: +5¼0¼1¼-1¼13¼4¼5¼-1¼-1
59¼23¼1¼35¼19¼4¼-1¼Birthday present for [PNJpresident]¼In an uncharacteristically generous gesture, the foreign minister has sent a birthday present to [PNJpresident]. More typically, however, it was not, in fact, her birthday. She is nevertheless said to be very touched.#Diplomacy points: +1#Relations: +5¼0¼1¼-1¼13¼4¼5¼-1¼-1
60¼28¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Blindness outbreak¼Scientists are at a loss to explain an epidemic that has left hundreds of people either partially sighted or completely blind.#Demand for prosthetic eyes: +10%¼5¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
61¼0¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Brain drain¼Politicians are becoming increasingly concerned about the recent brain drain. Increasing numbers of scientists are leaving the country for more lucrative offers abroad.#Research advancement: -2¼2¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
62¼27¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Bread subjected to rigorous testing¼Bakeries have begun imposing stringent tests on their bread in response to today's new health-conscious market. The bread is tested for radiation levels and yeast levels, and is made from organically grown wheat.#Demand for bread: +10%¼5¼7¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
63¼23¼1¼45¼16¼-1¼-1¼Cabinet feuding¼The interior minister's jealousy of the foreign minister has landed him in trouble with [president]. He has reportedly sabotaged the foreign minister's next state visit.#Diplomacy points: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
64¼23¼1¼45¼17¼-1¼-1¼Cabinet feuding¼The interior minister's jealousy of the foreign minister has landed him in trouble with [president]. He has reportedly sabotaged the foreign minister's next state visit.#Diplomacy points: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
65¼28¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼CafΘ climate¼The national identity crisis provoked by sudden and rapid climate change seems to be encouraging a new fashion in cafΘ terraces.#Demand for coffee: +5%¼5¼8¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
66¼27¼8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Caffeine addicts¼Hyperactivity in adolescents is apparently being caused by large doses of caffeine. The interior minister has imposed a minimum age of 14 for coffee consumption.#Demand for coffee: -2%¼5¼8¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
67¼27¼8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Caffeine overdosing¼Scientists and doctors are blaming the recent rise in street violence on excessive caffeine and urging people to reduce their coffee consumption.#Demand for coffee: -2%¼5¼8¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
68¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Cannabis is legalized¼The interior minister has finally given in to pressure from his party and has pushed through a bill to legalize cannabis. The drug may only be consumed in designated areas, or in people's homes.#Popularity: +5#Risk of uprising: -10¼1¼5¼-1¼8¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1
69¼1¼2¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Charity work for famine-stricken countries¼The foreign minister was at a charity fair today to publicize the plight of famine-stricken countries in Central Africa. 'The foreign minister of this country deserves a big pat on the back for all his hard work,' said the Ugandan ambassador, speaking at the function.#Diplomacy points: +1¼0¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
70¼27¼11¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Chinese fast-food chain runaway success¼A new Chinese fast-food chain has started a Chinese fast-food craze. Record numbers of people flock to the outlets every day and queues of up to an hour are not unknown.#Demand for rice: +10%¼5¼11¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
71¼29¼1¼9¼28¼5¼-1¼Cloning leads to mutations¼Mass cloning procedures have apparently not quite been perfected, and are producing some alarming mutations, it was revealed today. On a third or fourth batch of clones, there may be some discoloration of the eyes, or a tendency towards multiple limbs in some animals.#Popularity: -2#Research advancement: -2¼2¼-2¼-1¼1¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1
72¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Congratulations!¼There were celebrations in the capital last night when it was announced that [president]'s third child had been born. Weighing in at a healthy 7lb 5oz, baby Dennis is the spitting image of his father, according to the midwife. The family issued a short statement saying that no-one was happier than their daughter, now that she had someone to play with.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼55¼189
73¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Congratulations!¼There were celebrations in the capital last night when it was announced that [president]'s third child had been born. Weighing in at a healthy 7lb 5oz, baby Dennis is the spitting image of his father, according to the midwife. The family issued a short statement saying that no-one was happier than their daughter, now that she had someone to play with.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼54¼190
74¼27¼32¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Crash-immunity for computers¼A new computer has come on the market which works at a reasonable speed and doesn't crash.#Demand for computers: +10%¼5¼32¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
75¼1¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Crime rate falls dramatically¼Figures out today show a record drop in the crime rate, especially in violent crime. The interior minister was quick to claim the credit for his neighborhood watch schemes.#Popularity: +10#Risk of uprising: -5¼1¼10¼-1¼8¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1
76¼23¼1¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Crime rate rises¼Figures released by the police yesterday show a large increase in levels of violent crime. According to polls, fear of crime is at an all-time high in some areas, and this issue looks set to be high on the agenda at the next election.#Risk of uprising: +2¼8¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
77¼10¼50¼-1¼16¼-1¼-1¼Crime rate rises¼There has been a big increase in violent crime. Vigilante groups are reportedly being formed all over the country. [president] is under pressure to act quickly to restore the rule of law to the country.#Popularity: -10#Risk of uprising: +10¼1¼-10¼-1¼8¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1
78¼10¼50¼-1¼17¼-1¼-1¼Crime rate rises¼There has been a big increase in violent crime. Vigilante groups are reportedly being formed all over the country. [president] is under pressure to act quickly to restore the rule of law to the country.#Popularity: -10#Risk of uprising: +10¼1¼-10¼-1¼8¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1
79¼27¼11¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Crop eaten by mutant insects¼An attack of mutant insects has decimated this year's rice crop. The insects, which are thought only to be a danger to rice, seem to be the result of unusually high levels of background radiation. They have unusually large antennae and two extra legs, although only a trained observer will notice this.#Stocks: -15%¼4¼11¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
80¼0¼0¼3¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Demand for research places¼There has been record demand for laboratory places from foreign applicants this year. Not only students, but also scientists with well-established reputations have been fighting for a very limited number of places.#Research advancement: +2¼2¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
81¼26¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Demonstrations against GM food¼There were demonstrations against GM food outside most supermarkets today as high street shoppers revealed an unexpected streak of activism.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
82¼7¼0¼80¼16¼-1¼-1¼Demonstrations in capital¼Violent demonstrations took place last night in the capital. There were repeated calls for the interior minister to resign. Finally, after riot police had dispersed the demonstrators, a statement was issued, announcing that the interior minister had indeed tendered his resignation, but that it had been refused by [president].#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
83¼7¼0¼80¼17¼-1¼-1¼Demonstrations in capital¼Violent demonstrations took place last night in the capital. There were repeated calls for the interior minister to resign. Finally, after riot police had dispersed the demonstrators, a statement was issued, announcing that the interior minister had indeed tendered his resignation, but that it had been refused by [president].#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼39
84¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Demonstrators throw stones at [president]'s car¼At the first of [president]'s public engagements in some time, angry demonstrators had gathered and threw stones at her car. She was slightly hurt, and police made several arrests.#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼40
85¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Demonstrators throw stones at [president]'s car¼At the first of [president]'s public engagements in some time, angry demonstrators had gathered and threw stones at his car. He was slightly hurt, and police made several arrests.#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
86¼10¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Depression epidemic¼An outbreak of depression is sweeping the country and doctors are finding it hard to keep their spirits up. Some pharmacies have waiting lists of up to three weeks for popular types of antidepressant and with the current high unemployment levels, this seems unlikely to change very soon. Productivity has fallen.#Stocks: -20%¼15¼-20¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
87¼0¼1¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Development grant from World Bank¼The National Research Council is to receive a development grant from the World Bank, it was announced today. 'What are we, some sort of charity case?' asked the leader of the opposition. 'This government is so incompetent that even international institutions now feel sorry for it.'#Popularity: -5#Money: +1000¼1¼-5¼-1¼3¼1000¼-1¼-1¼-1
88¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Dictator sent home¼The interior minister, a sentimental man, has decided that a former South American dictator is unfit to stand trial on torture charges and will send him home.#Popularity: -10#Slush fund: +100¼1¼-10¼-1¼7¼100¼-1¼-1¼-1
89¼23¼2¼40¼18¼1¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼The foreign minister has wrongly accused [PNJpresident]'s interior minister of eating his budgie. He found it missing from its cage after a party in his hotel at which the interior minister had been present. He then leapt to the somewhat premature conclusion that the interior minister had eaten it. The budgie had, in fact, simply been removed by the cleaning lady for its own safety.#Diplomacy points: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
90¼23¼2¼40¼19¼1¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼The foreign minister has wrongly accused [PNJpresident]'s interior minister of eating his budgie. He found it missing from its cage after a party in his hotel at which the interior minister had been present. He then leapt to the somewhat premature conclusion that the interior minister had eaten it. The budgie had, in fact, simply been removed by the cleaning lady for its own safety.#Diplomacy points: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
91¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼[president] is said to be furious at remarks made by the interior minister in an interview given on the evening news last night. 'I've never liked the Greeks,' he said, 'They eat dogs.' This morning the minister apologized for his remarks and blamed his 'confusion' on sleeping pills.#Diplomacy points: -2#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1
92¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼[president] is said to be furious at remarks made by the interior minister in an interview given on the evening news last night. 'I've never liked the Greeks,' he said, 'They eat dogs.' This morning the minister apologized for his remarks and blamed his 'confusion' on sleeping pills.#Diplomacy points: -2#Popularity: +2¼1¼2¼-1¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1
93¼23¼2¼40¼18¼5¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼[PNJ]: the foreign minister failed to appear on an official visit yesterday. His airplane landed on schedule at the airport, where [PNJpresident] was waiting to welcome him. The foreign minister did not, however, get out of the plane. A security guard told the waiting officials that he was 'sleeping' and the plane left after an hour to return home.#Diplomacy points: -2#Relations: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼13¼5¼-2¼-1¼-1
94¼23¼2¼40¼18¼6¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼The foreign minister has been secretly filmed impersonating [PNJpresident]'s wife. This is the latest in a series of unpleasant incidents, about which [PNJpresident] is known to be unhappy.#Diplomacy points: -2#Relations: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼13¼6¼-2¼-1¼-1
95¼23¼2¼40¼19¼6¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼The foreign minister has been secretly filmed impersonating [PNJpresident]'s husband. This is the latest in a series of unpleasant incidents, about which [PNJpresident] is known to be unhappy.#Diplomacy points: -2#Relations: -2¼0¼-2¼-1¼13¼6¼-2¼-1¼-1
96¼23¼2¼40¼19¼5¼-1¼Diplomatic gaffe¼[PNJ]: the foreign minister failed to appear on an official visit yesterday. His airplane landed on schedule at the airport, where [PNJpresident] was waiting to welcome him. The foreign minister did not, however, get out of the plane. A security guard told the waiting officials that he was 'sleeping' and the plane left after an hour to return home.#Diplomacy points: -2#Relations: -2¼0¼-1¼-1¼13¼5¼-2¼-1¼-1
97¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Dissident leader launches web site¼A new headache for [president] came on-line this morning, in the form of a [dissidentmovement] website. Despite its small size, people are beginning to take notice of this small anti-government movement. Preaching an evolved form of anarchy, [dissidentmovement] are now reaching people who would not normally be considered part of the radical fringe.#Risk of uprising: +10¼8¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
98¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Dissident leader launches web site¼A new headache for [president] came on-line this morning, in the form of a [dissidentmovement] website. Despite its small size, people are beginning to take notice of this small anti-government movement. Preaching an evolved form of anarchy, [dissidentmovement] are now reaching people who would not normally be considered part of the radical fringe.#Risk of uprising: +10¼8¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
99¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Divorce!¼[president] and his wife are to divorce, following a series of infidelities on both sides and repeated public attempts by [president] to sleep with [actress], teenage star of the popular sitcom Touchy Feely. On one occasion he allegedly offered the actress one million dollars to accompany him to a motel. [actress] was today unavailable for comment.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼181¼-1
100¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Divorce!¼[president] and her husband are to divorce, following a series of infidelities on both sides and repeated public attempts by [president]'s husband to sleep with [actress], teenage star of the popular sitcom Touchy Feely. On one occasion, he allegedly offered the actress one million dollars to accompany him to a motel. [actress] was today unavailable for comment.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼182¼-1
101¼28¼2¼-1¼4¼1¼30¼Elvis lives!¼Elvis Presley has been found alive and in excellent shape in a mountain retreat in Tibet.#Popularity: +15¼1¼15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
102¼27¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Environmentally sensitive oil¼A new oil-refining process can now produce oil that is less damaging to the environment. Today's environmentally sensitive consumer is expected to greet the news with enthusiasm.#Demand for oil: +5%¼5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
103¼1¼2¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Ethical foreign policy¼The foreign minister has made a public declaration of his solemn intention never to knowingly sell arms to countries with a poor human rights record.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
104¼27¼11¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Exceptionally good weather¼Exceptionally good weather this year has led to a record rice crop.#Stocks: +20%¼4¼11¼20¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
105¼23¼1¼45¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Extradition request refused¼The interior minister today refused an extradition request for a dangerous terrorist. The reasons for his actions were unclear.#Slush fund: +250#Diplomacy points: -1¼7¼250¼-1¼0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
106¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Extremist party banned¼The extremist party that broke away from the opposition coalition has been banned by [president].#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
107¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Extremist party banned¼The extremist party that broke away from the opposition coalition has been banned by [president].#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
108¼7¼0¼65¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Extremist party formed¼Some extreme members of a small opposition party have broken away to form an extremist party.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
109¼7¼0¼65¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Extremist party formed¼Some extreme members of a small opposition party have broken away to form an extremist party.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
110¼27¼9¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Food poisoning¼An outbreak of food poisoning has been traced to a chain of ice-cream parlors with inadequate hygiene standards. The outlets have been temporarily closed.#Demand for ice-cream: -5%¼5¼9¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼147¼-1
111¼24¼7¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Food shortages¼The people are hungry. There are massive food shortages, and the threat of civil unrest is very real.#Risk of uprising: +5¼8¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
112¼23¼2¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister arrested for shoplifting¼The foreign minister has been arrested for shoplifting, it emerged yesterday. The minister was arrested on Monday morning for allegedly stealing a selection of DVDs.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼113¼-1
113¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister attempts suicide¼The foreign minister was found hanging in his cell last night, when guards successfully prevented a suicide attempt. Unfortunately, however, it seems that he may suffer some irreversible brain damage due to oxygen starvation. The minister was to appear in court tomorrow on a shoplifting charge.#Foreign minister's skill: -15¼14¼0¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼112
114¼1¼2¼65¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister brings peace to Middle-East¼There is nothing the foreign minister likes more than a job well done, so he was very happy yesterday after single-handedly bringing peace to the Middle East.#Popularity: +15¼1¼15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼129¼-1
115¼1¼2¼50¼18¼3¼-1¼Foreign minister dazzling success¼The foreign minister has been a staggering social success on his current state visit. Last night he entertained [PNJpresident] with his amusing party tricks.#Relations: +5¼13¼3¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
116¼1¼2¼50¼19¼3¼-1¼Foreign minister dazzling success¼The foreign minister has been a staggering social success on his current state visit. Last night he entertained [PNJpresident] with his amusing party tricks.#Relations: +5¼13¼3¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
117¼23¼2¼45¼18¼7¼-1¼Foreign minister drunk at official dinner¼The foreign minister has disgraced himself again by arriving drunk at a dinner party held by [PNJpresident] in his honor. The minister had been actively celebrating an event he was later unable to recall, and vomited in the flower beds on arrival.#Diplomacy points: -1#Relations: -2¼0¼-1¼-1¼13¼7¼-2¼-1¼-1
118¼23¼2¼45¼19¼7¼-1¼Foreign minister drunk at official dinner¼The foreign minister has disgraced himself again by arriving drunk at a dinner party held by [PNJpresident] in his honor. The minister had been actively celebrating an event he was later unable to recall, and vomited in the flower beds on arrival.#Diplomacy points: -1#Relations: -2¼0¼-1¼-1¼13¼7¼-2¼-1¼-1
119¼1¼2¼55¼18¼4¼-1¼Foreign minister gives piano lessons¼The daughter of [PNJpresident] has been receiving special attention from the foreign minister, who has been giving her piano lessons.#Relations: +5¼13¼4¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
120¼1¼2¼55¼19¼4¼-1¼Foreign minister gives piano lessons¼The daughter of [PNJpresident] has been receiving special attention from the foreign minister, who has been giving her piano lessons.#Relations: +5¼13¼4¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
121¼27¼23¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister gives up cigarettes¼The foreign minister has publicly announced that he has given up smoking and urges other people to do the same.#Demand for cigarettes: -2%¼5¼23¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼128
122¼23¼2¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister has skiing accident¼The foreign minister has broken both legs in a skiing accident. He is so unpopular that this news has been universally well received.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
123¼23¼1¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister injured by terrorists¼The foreign minister was seriously injured by a car bomb today. The [terroristmovement] has claimed responsibility in a statement phoned in to a radio station.#Foreign minister's skill: -10¼14¼0¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
124¼23¼2¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister is paranoid schizophrenic¼The foreign minister is a paranoid schizophrenic, according to his medical records. This was made public in the interests of the new 'open government' policy, which won the government so many votes at the last election.#Popularity: -10#Diplomacy points: -1¼1¼-10¼-1¼0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
125¼1¼2¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister not corrupt¼The foreign minister has faced up to those who accuse him of corruption, by denying absolutely all charges. A careful search of his office revealed nothing except a shredding machine.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
126¼1¼2¼50¼18¼5¼-1¼Foreign minister saves cat from drowning¼The foreign minister has yet again distinguished himself. While on a state visit, he saw [PNJpresident]'s cat drowning in a lake, leapt in after it, and despite being badly scratched, managed to return the animal unharmed to the lakeside.#Relations: +5¼13¼5¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
127¼1¼2¼50¼19¼5¼-1¼Foreign minister saves cat from drowning¼The foreign minister has yet again distinguished himself. While on a state visit, he saw [PNJpresident]'s cat drowning in a lake, leapt in after it, and despite being badly scratched, managed to return the animal unharmed to the lakeside.#Relations: +5¼13¼5¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
128¼27¼23¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister seen smoking¼The foreign minister was seen smoking in a restaurant last night, causing people all over the country to light up.#Demand for cigarettes: +10%¼5¼23¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼121¼-1
129¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister wins Nobel peace prize¼The foreign minister has been awarded the Nobel peace prize for his work in resolving the crisis in the Middle East.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼132¼114
130¼23¼2¼35¼16¼1¼25¼Foreign minister would stand for leadership¼The foreign minister, clearly unaware of his own limitations, has publicly declared that he would stand against [president] in a leadership contest if asked to do so by party members.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
131¼23¼2¼35¼17¼1¼25¼Foreign minister would stand for leadership¼The foreign minister, clearly unaware of his own limitations, has publicly declared that he would stand against [president] in a leadership contest if asked to do so by party members.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
132¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Foreign minister writes book¼The foreign minister has become more than a little arrogant since becoming a Nobel laureate and has written a book criticizing the Middle Eastern leaders.#Popularity: -10#Diplomacy points: -2¼1¼-10¼-1¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼129
133¼27¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Fossil fuels 'harmless'¼A report commissioned by a well-known environmental pressure group has discovered that damage to the environment caused by the use of fossil fuels is virtually negligible. The group tried to suppress the report but scientists at the research center leaked it to the press, so two of them were killed as an example to the others.#Demand for oil: +10%¼5¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
134¼27¼1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Fuel efficiency¼Dramatic improvements in fuel efficiency are reducing oil needs.#Demand for oil: -10%¼5¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
135¼1¼2¼50¼18¼6¼-1¼Gift for [PNJpresident]¼Always the one to have a kind thought, the foreign minister has sent [PNJpresident] a box of his favorite chocolates.#Relations: +5¼13¼6¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
136¼1¼2¼50¼19¼6¼-1¼Gift for [PNJpresident]¼Always the one to have a kind thought, the foreign minister has sent [PNJpresident] a box of her favorite chocolates.#Relations: +5¼13¼6¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
137¼6¼1¼45¼16¼-1¼-1¼Government personnel buy new apartments¼[president]'s staff are buying new apartments and redecorating them, according to an anonymous source. It is not known how this is being financed.#Slush fund: -100¼7¼-100¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
138¼6¼1¼45¼17¼-1¼-1¼Government personnel buy new apartments¼[president]'s staff are buying new apartments and redecorating them, according to an anonymous source. It is not known how this is being financed.#Slush fund: -100¼7¼-100¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
139¼0¼1¼1¼23¼1¼40¼Government research policy condemned¼The highly respected National Research Council has published a report condemning the government's research policy. The interior minister reacted with fury to its suggestion that he was an immature philistine who was directly responsible for the country's pitiful scientific performance and ripped up a copy of the report at a press conference.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
140¼6¼1¼45¼16¼-1¼-1¼Government staff sell stories to press¼A member of [president]'s staff is rumored to be selling her story to one of the tabloid newspapers for an undisclosed sum, it was revealed this evening. There are understood to be photographs involved in the deal, although it was unclear what of.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
141¼6¼1¼45¼17¼-1¼-1¼Government staff sell stories to press¼A member of [president]'s staff is rumored to be selling her story to one of the tabloid newspapers for an undisclosed sum, it was revealed this evening. There are understood to be photographs involved in the deal, although it was unclear what of.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
142¼23¼1¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Hawaiian holiday home¼The interior minister has acquired a beautiful holiday home in Hawaii, which cost more than five times his already handsome salary.#Popularity: -5#Slush fund: -200¼1¼-5¼-1¼7¼-200¼-1¼-1¼-1
143¼27¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Health campaign¼The government has launched a new health campaign encouraging people to drink more water.#Demand for water: +5%¼5¼2¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
144¼26¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼High street supermarket will not stock GM food¼A leading supermarket chain has publicly announced that it will no longer stock GM food. The government is standing by its decision to buy GM food and is refusing to respond to suggestions of damage to the environment and widespread health concerns.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
145¼23¼1¼30¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Hijacked plane blown up¼The interior minister is again in difficulty. Known for his short temper, he has ordered the hijacked airplane at the city airport to be blown up after a day of difficult negotiations.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
146¼27¼33¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Hope for acne sufferers¼Continual use of mobile phones may be a cure for acne, according to an article published in a leading national newspaper this week. Anecdotal evidence from well over a hundred users seems to indicate that even acute acne may be almost completely cured by frequent use of a mobile phone.#Demand for mobile phones: +5%¼5¼33¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
147¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Ice-cream parlors reopen¼The ice-cream parlors responsible for the recent food poisoning outbreak have reopened and launched a major advertising campaign.#Demand for ice-cream: +5%¼5¼9¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼110
148¼27¼9¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Ice-cream sales¼The school summer holidays have started and it promises to be another hot summer. Ice-cream shops are opening up all over the country.#Demand for ice-cream: +10%¼5¼9¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
149¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Imprisoned dissident backs down¼[dissident] has withdrawn his claims that police planted evidence at his flat and issued an 'unreserved apology'.#Popularity: +10#Risk of uprising: -2¼1¼10¼-1¼8¼-2¼-1¼-1¼150
150¼1¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Imprisoned dissident denies charges¼[dissident], who was recently arrested and charged with bombing a shopping mall fifteen years ago, has accused the police of planting evidence in his flat.#Popularity: -10#Risk of uprising: +2¼1¼-10¼-1¼8¼2¼-1¼149¼163
151¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Imprisoned terrorist becomes national hero¼[terrorist], the imprisoned terrorist, is attracting a huge following after publishing extracts from his autobiography in a leading newspaper.#Popularity: -5#Risk of uprising: +5¼1¼-5¼-1¼8¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1
152¼7¼0¼60¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Improvements for city prison¼After a riot in the city prison, the interior minister has agreed to install water and electricity.#Money: -50#Risk of uprising: -5¼3¼-50¼-1¼8¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1
153¼11¼1¼2500¼5¼0¼40¼Interior minister has bad day¼The interior minister had a difficult day in parliament today, when he was tackled by the opposition about the government's poor management of the economy. He defended the present administration's economic record, but said that he could not anticipate tax cuts.#Ministers' loyalty: -5¼11¼0¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
154¼23¼1¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister is gay¼The interior minister today revealed in an interview that he was gay and married his wife to get ahead in politics.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
155¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister launches national lottery¼The interior minister has launched a national lottery. Buying the first ticket himself, he declared that if he won he would give the money to charity.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
156¼23¼1¼40¼8¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister loses televised debate¼The interior minister suffered a humiliating defeat in a televised debate last night against the shadow interior minister. Today he refused to leave the house to face the journalists waiting for him outside.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
157¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister opens bars round the clock¼The interior minister has considerably relaxed the licensing laws, allowing bars to open round the clock from now on. 'It's time we started letting people make their own decisions,' he told a delighted crowd this afternoon.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
158¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister reports son to the police¼The interior minister paid a visit to the local police station last night in the company of his teenage son to report him for using drugs.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
159¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Interior minister's wife leaves him¼The interior minister's wife has left him for the opposition leader, according to the opposition leader. The interior minister refused to comment on the presence of a removal van outside his house.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
160¼23¼1¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Jobs for family and friends¼It seems that the interior minister continues to enjoy his job. He has promoted all his friends and relations to senior positions in the civil service.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
161¼7¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Judge imprisons Mafia boss¼A high-court judge has sentenced a Mafia boss to life imprisonment. The judge has had repeated threats against her life, and has an armed guard round the clock.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
162¼1¼2¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Land-mine gaffe¼The foreign minister visited a hospital in Zambia today to bring the plight of land-mine victims to public attention. Unfortunately he was a little careless with a child's prosthetic arm, and accidentally pulled it off.#Popularity: -5#Diplomacy points: -2¼1¼-5¼-1¼0¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1
163¼1¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Leading dissident arrested¼[dissident], the anti-government activist, has been arrested in connection with a bombing incident in the capital fifteen years ago.#Risk of uprising: -10¼8¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼150¼-1
164¼10¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Long-term jobless back to work plan¼The interior minister launched a new project today: a back to work plan for the long-term unemployed.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼56¼-1
165¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Lung removal leads to death¼All the people who found surgeons to remove their lungs have since died.#Demand: -15%¼16¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼166
166¼28¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Lungs¼An email currently in circulation on the Internet and which purports to be written by a leading scientist and brain surgeon claims that people do not necessarily need lungs to breathe. Many people with lung diseases are now trying to have theirs removed.#Demand for lungs: -10%¼5¼37¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼165¼-1
167¼7¼0¼55¼16¼-1¼-1¼Mafia bomb attack¼[presidentialpalace]: a Mafia bomb attack has killed three members of staff, and seriously injured the foreign minister. It is feared he may have suffered some brain damage. [president] and his wife were unhurt.#Foreign minister's skill: -15¼14¼2¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
168¼7¼0¼55¼17¼-1¼-1¼Mafia bomb attack¼[presidentialpalace]: a Mafia bomb attack has killed three members of staff, and seriously injured the foreign minister. It is feared he may have suffered some brain damage. [president] and her husband were unhurt.#Foreign minister's skill: -15¼14¼2¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
169¼7¼0¼55¼28¼6¼-1¼Mafia bombs farm¼The Mafia has bombed Buttercup farm. There were no casualties. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the farmer may have owed them money, but it is not clear how much or what for.#Stocks: -30%¼4¼7¼-30¼12¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1
170¼7¼0¼55¼28¼8¼-1¼Mafia bombs mine¼The Mafia has launched a bomb attack against a mine. No-one was hurt, but damage to the installation is severe and the mine will have to be closed for some weeks.#Stocks: -25%¼4¼6¼-25¼12¼6¼-1¼-1¼-1
171¼1¼1¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Mafia boss arrested¼After an exciting siege at his million-dollar home in the country, police have arrested a Mafia boss who has been a key figure in organized crime for over twenty years. This dramatic turn of events is being hailed as a triumph for the interior minister's new offensive against organized crime.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
172¼28¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Mandarin lessons¼ 'It's a language I've always wanted to learn: it's so - melodic,' said the foreign minister outside parliament this morning. He has taken up Mandarin lessons to be able to read Confucius in the original.#Relations: +5¼13¼16¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
173¼27¼3¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Matchstick man¼The interior minister has unveiled plans to build a life-size reconstruction of the Sphinx entirely out of matchsticks.#Demand for wood: +5%¼5¼3¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
174¼7¼0¼65¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Meal ticket system for workers¼The interior minister has introduced a meal ticket system to boost workers' morale. 'These people have one-track minds,' he said. 'I'm sure it will cheer them up no end that we pay for their cheeseburgers.'#Popularity: +5#Money: -200¼1¼5¼-1¼3¼-200¼-1¼-1¼-1
175¼23¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Media reveals record illiteracy rates¼According to a leading newspaper, the illiteracy rate has more than doubled in the last twenty years. Successive governments have tried and failed to tackle the problem, and many campaigns seem to have been largely cosmetic, more aimed at improving popularity ratings than the quality of national education.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
176¼27¼22¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Medical crisis¼Fallout damage to human health is just beginning to make itself felt in some areas, where recent rainfall seems to have brought fresh misfortune to local residents. Illnesses of all kinds are increasing, fuelling speculation that people's immune systems have been seriously weakened.#Demand for medicines: +5%¼5¼22¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
177¼8¼-1¼-1¼16¼-1¼-1¼Message from foreign minister¼I have received a letter from a journalist, who has unfortunately discovered that you were sleeping with his wife. After speaking to him on the phone, I discovered him to be amenable to financial restitution and am sending a generous check to settle the matter.#Slush fund: -250¼7¼-250¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
178¼21¼6¼80¼18¼3¼-1¼Message from interior minister¼A dissident has been successfully assassinated by our secret police at the request of [PNJpresident]. We have received a substantial sum of money for the slush fund and have two extra diplomacy points.#Diplomacy points: +2#Slush fund: +100¼0¼2¼-1¼7¼100¼-1¼-1¼-1
179¼21¼6¼80¼19¼3¼-1¼Message from interior minister¼A dissident has been successfully assassinated by our secret police at the request of [PNJpresident]. We have received a substantial sum of money for the slush fund and have two extra diplomacy points.#Diplomacy points: +2#Slush fund: +100¼0¼2¼-1¼7¼100¼-1¼-1¼-1
180¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼I have launched a full-scale public enquiry into safety measures on nuclear power plants.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼183¼239
181¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼Look, I know you probably don't want to hear this, but the divorce was going to cost you votes, so I've issued a statement saying that you're getting back together.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼99
182¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼Look, I know you probably don't want to hear this, but the divorce was going to cost you votes, so I've issued a statement saying that you're getting back together.#Popularity +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼100
183¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼I'm afraid that traces of radioactive waste have been discovered in the water supply, so I issued a statement saying that the reports were environmentalist propaganda and were completely unfounded.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼180
184¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼I have had those environmentalists arrested. Work is underway to cut them free.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼217
185¼1¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼I have gone ahead with plans to improve public transport across the country. It seems that this is a vote winner.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
186¼7¼0¼70¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼Crime seems to be getting slightly out of hand, so I've launched a 'tough on crime' campaign promising tougher jail sentences for offenders, and harsher prison regimes.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
187¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼Congratulations on adopting a lovely little baby girl! She just arrived and I think you're going to like her. She's about six months old, so she's really cute. Perhaps you should think about doing a photo shoot in the garden some time next week.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
188¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼Congratulations on adopting a lovely little baby girl! She just arrived and I think you're going to like her. She's about six months old, so she's really cute. Perhaps you should think about doing a photo shoot in the garden some time next week.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
189¼16¼-1¼-1¼4¼1¼40¼Message from the interior minister¼Congratulations! Your wife's pregnancy could really turn this administration around. When is she going for a scan? Can we have pictures?#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼72¼-1
190¼17¼-1¼-1¼4¼1¼40¼Message from the interior minister¼Congratulations! Your pregnancy could really turn this administration around. When are you going for a scan? Can we have pictures?#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼73¼-1
191¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Message from the interior minister¼I've opened the new museum. It wasn't cheap, but I think you'll be happy when you see the results of the latest opinion poll.#Popularity: +5#Money: -20000¼1¼5¼-1¼3¼-20000¼-1¼-1¼-1
192¼7¼0¼80¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Minister calls for electronic tagging of criminals¼The interior minister has reacted to public fear of crime by calling for criminals to be electronically tagged after their release from prison. There is widespread public support for the scheme.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
193¼28¼6¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Minister closes farm¼The interior minister has decided to close Buttercup Farm, which had become 'underproductive'. He vociferously denied rumors that the farmer's wife had refused his advances: 'I never laid a finger on that ugly ungrateful bitch,' he said.#Popularity: -5#Farm: -1¼1¼-5¼-1¼17¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1
194¼28¼8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Minister closes mine¼The interior minister has closed a mine which was 'no longer profitable'. The miners are reported to be furious and plan industrial action, although, as the interior minister pointed out, it is technically impossible for them to go on strike, since they no longer have jobs.#Popularity: -5#Mine: -1¼1¼-5¼-1¼17¼6¼-1¼-1¼-1
195¼7¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Minister passes new law¼The interior minister has passed a new law removing barriers to making people redundant. 'People these days want everything handed to them on a plate. The days of the nanny state are numbered.' He declined to comment on his last law, which made jaywalking a capital offence.#Popularity: -2¼1¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
196¼22¼7¼25¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Minister shot by foreign agents¼The foreign minister has been shot in the head by foreign agents, although it was still unclear last night who had sent them.#Foreign minister's skill: -10¼14¼2¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
197¼9¼2500¼-1¼12¼1¼-1¼Minister steals from slush fund¼There appears to be a leak from the slush fund and it seems that one of the ministers is responsible.#Slush fund: -100¼7¼-100¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
198¼1¼2¼50¼18¼7¼-1¼Minister to wed [PNJpresident]'s daughter¼After a whirlwind romance, the foreign minister has announced his engagement to the daughter of [PNJpresident]. Both families are said to be delighted at the news, although they have not yet agreed in which country the wedding will be held.#Relations: +5¼13¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
199¼1¼2¼50¼19¼7¼-1¼Minister to wed [PNJpresident]'s daughter¼After a whirlwind romance, the foreign minister has announced his engagement to the daughter of [PNJpresident]. Both families are said to be delighted at the news, although they have not yet agreed in which country the wedding will be held.#Relations: +5¼13¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
200¼1¼1¼50¼8¼-1¼-1¼Minister wins televised debate¼A heated debate on television last night between the interior minister and his counterpart in the opposition resulted in a resounding victory for the government.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
201¼4¼0¼75¼16¼-1¼-1¼Ministers receive big Christmas bonus¼[president] has given his ministers a big Christmas bonus this year. His popularity ratings are unusually high, and he seems inclined to celebrate. He has brought his Christmas party forward by a week so as not to interfere with his plans for a lavish holiday on a secluded tropical island with his friends.#Ministers' loyalty: +5#Slush fund: -100¼11¼0¼5¼7¼-100¼-1¼-1¼-1
202¼4¼0¼75¼17¼-1¼-1¼Ministers receive big Christmas bonus¼[president] has given her ministers a big Christmas bonus this year. Her popularity ratings are unusually high, and she seems inclined to celebrate. She has brought his Christmas party forward by a week so as not to interfere with her plans for a lavish holiday on a secluded tropical island with her friends.#Ministers' loyalty: +5#Slush fund: -100¼11¼0¼5¼7¼-100¼-1¼-1¼-1
203¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Missile embarrassment¼[president] today tried to explain why a submarine accidentally launched a missile against Iceland. 'Er', he said to reporters, 'err...' The interior minister stepped in to say that routine checks were overlooked, possibly leading to an undetected malfunction, but an enquiry would absolutely find the cretin responsible for this outrage and they would be severely punished and the foreign minister could then rebuild relations with the target, er, sorry, Iceland.#Diplomacy points: -5¼0¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
204¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Missile embarrassment¼[president] today tried to explain why a submarine accidentally launched a missile against Iceland. 'Er', she said to reporters, 'err...' The interior minister stepped in to say that routine checks were overlooked, possibly leading to an undetected malfunction, but an enquiry would absolutely find the cretin responsible for this outrage and they would be severely punished and the foreign minister could then rebuild relations with the target, er, sorry, Iceland.#Diplomacy points: -5¼0¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
205¼27¼33¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Mobile phones linked to cancer¼A study into the use of mobile phones has shown that the radiation emitted by mobile phones is sufficient to cause cancerous brain tumors.#Demand for phones: -10%¼5¼33¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
206¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼More money for universities¼The interior minister has finally agreed to increase funding for colleges and universities, after several demonstrations by students in the capital.#Risk of uprising: -5#Money: -1000¼8¼-5¼-1¼3¼-1000¼-1¼-1¼250
207¼23¼1¼45¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Most people are lazy¼The interior minister's outrageous claim that 10% of the work force does 90% of the work was published by a leading national paper today. Workers all over the country staged an unofficial half-day walkout in protest, bringing some factories to a halt.#Popularity: -5#Stocks: -5%¼1¼-5¼-1¼15¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1
208¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼National pigeon-killing day¼National pigeon-killing day is to become a national holiday, the interior ministry announced today.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼229
209¼0¼1¼1¼1¼1¼50¼New deal for scientists¼The interior minister has launched a campaign to attract more people to research, raising salaries and offering tax breaks. One leading scientist commented: 'It's going to take a lot more than a lower tax rate to stop me leaving this miserable dump'.#Research advancement: +2¼2¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
210¼27¼33¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼New games on mobile phones¼Exciting new games are to be integrated into mobile phones.#Demand for phones: +5%¼5¼33¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
211¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼New opposition leader¼A new opposition leader has been elected: he is dynamic, intelligent and popular with women.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
212¼27¼33¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼New tax on calls from mobile phones¼The government is to impose a new tax on calls made from mobile phones, which is expected to double the average user's bill.#Demand for phones: -5%¼5¼33¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼257¼-1
213¼27¼25¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼New vaccine commercial¼A new commercial for the plague protection vaccine released by the government features teenage actress [actress] in her underwear. 'There is nothing this very attractive young woman could not sell,' said a spokesman admiringly.#Demand for vaccines: +10%¼5¼25¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼0¼-1
214¼27¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼New vodka commercial with topless woman¼A new vodka commercial has been released, which features a topless woman for the first time on national television. The commercial will be shown between 0400 and 0430 on sports channels only.#Demand for vodka: +5%¼5¼16¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
215¼0¼0¼4¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Nobel prize for [chemist]¼[chemist] has won this year's Nobel prize for chemistry. His discoveries in the field of electroluminescence could yet lead to a revolution in flat-screen technology.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
216¼28¼1¼-1¼16¼-1¼-1¼Nuclear power protests¼Two environmentalists have chained themselves to a nuclear reactor and are refusing to go away. They are demanding that the government dismantle all nuclear reactors in the country immediately. The expected negative effect on [president]'s popularity seems to have been cancelled out by cheaper electricity.#Popularity: -0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼184¼-1
217¼28¼1¼-1¼17¼-1¼-1¼Nuclear power protests¼Two environmentalists have chained themselves to a nuclear reactor and are refusing to go away. They are demanding that the government dismantle all nuclear reactors in the country immediately. The expected negative effect on [president]'s popularity seems to have been cancelled out by cheaper electricity.#Popularity: -0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼184¼-1
218¼7¼0¼55¼16¼-1¼-1¼Opposition accuses [president] of corruption¼[president] has been accused of corruption by the opposition leader in the latest of a series of attacks on his record. He issued a curt statement denying all the charges.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼233¼-1
219¼7¼0¼55¼17¼-1¼-1¼Opposition accuses [president] of corruption¼[president] has been accused of corruption by the opposition leader in the latest of a series of attacks on her record. She issued a curt statement denying all the charges.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼234¼-1
220¼6¼1¼25¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Opposition leader secretly filmed¼A documentary about the day-to-day life of the opposition leader was shown last night on television, despite his attempt to prevent it going ahead. In the program he can be seen discussing party policy with his dog, beating his children, and attempting to seduce his cleaning lady.#Ministers' loyalty: +5¼11¼0¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
221¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Opposition linked to terrorists¼Key members of the opposition have been found to have close connections with the [terroristmovement]. The opposition leader denied rumors that he was aware of this, and asked all party members involved in the allegations to leave the party.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
222¼4¼0¼75¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Opposition loses in local elections¼The opposition party has lost several seats in the local elections, as the government goes from strength to strength in the opinion polls.#Risk of uprising: -5¼8¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼244¼-1
223¼6¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Opposition party splits¼After weeks of internal bickering, the opposition party has finally split. Citing 'irreconcilable differences', the shadow foreign minister announced his intention of leaving to form a new party. The opposition leader warned all party members thinking of leaving that he would be 'very ruthless' if they did.#Risk of uprising: -2¼8¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
224¼6¼1¼45¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Opposition tipped to win next election¼The opposition party have reported a huge surge in popularity, and many pollsters are tipping them to win the next election. This is an interesting turn of events, since the opposition party recently alienated a large part of the electorate by unveiling a plan for a return to a traditional life, reducing the urban population and banning cars.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
225¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Paranoid [president]¼'Unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and just plain paranoid.' Such was the opposition leader's reaction to a new law making it illegal to insult the Head of State. The law, passed by the narrowest of margins, is a response to heavy criticism of the government by certain journalists recently, both in the press and on television. [president] is notoriously sensitive to comments about his personal appearance.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
226¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Paranoid [president]¼'Unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and just plain paranoid.' Such was the opposition leader's reaction to a new law making it illegal to insult the Head of State. The law, passed by the narrowest of margins, is a response to heavy criticism of the government by certain journalists recently, both in the press and on television. [president] is notoriously sensitive to comments about her personal appearance.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
227¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Pay rise for government ministers¼The interior minister discovered the joys of office yesterday, when he passed a government minister pay rise of 20%, some 15% over inflation.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
228¼23¼1¼40¼5¼1¼45¼People begin non-payment campaign¼Increasing numbers of people are refusing to comply with the punitive taxation levels imposed by the current administration. Local authorities are in some cases falling short of their budget by up to 50%.#Money: -500#Risk of uprising: +5¼3¼-500¼-1¼8¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1
229¼1¼1¼65¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Pigeon cull¼In response to overwhelming public demand, the interior minister has announced a national pigeon hunt in an attempt to limit the birds' population.#Popularity: +15¼1¼15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼208¼-1
230¼28¼8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Plague outbreak¼A fresh outbreak of the plague has been reported in certain isolated areas. People are being warned to take careful precautions and to vaccinate themselves if they have not already done so.#Demand for vaccines: +5%¼5¼25¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
231¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Preliminary agreement with terrorists¼The interior minister has reached a preliminary agreement with the [terroristmovement]. Both sides are said to be happy with the talks, and have reportedly agreed on an agenda for further negotiations.#Popularity: +10¼1¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
232¼9¼20000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Press discovery¼A major newspaper has allegedly discovered the existence of a government slush fund.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
233¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Public opinion reaction in favor of [president]¼The severity of the opposition leader's attacks on [president] has backfired, as public opinion has started to turn against the opposition. 'People know when they're onto a good thing,' said one party member, 'and this is the best government we've had in years'.#Popularity: +10#Ministers' loyalty: +2¼1¼10¼-1¼11¼0¼2¼-1¼218
234¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Public opinion reaction in favor of [president]¼The severity of the opposition leader's attacks on [president] has backfired, as public opinion has started to turn against the opposition. 'People know when they're onto a good thing,' said one party member, 'and this is the best government we've had in years'.#Popularity: +10#Ministers' loyalty: +2¼1¼10¼-1¼11¼0¼2¼-1¼219
235¼11¼0¼25000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Record consumer confidence announced¼The trade surplus is boosting confidence in the economy, according to a recent poll. People have become desperate to part with their cash. From the high street to the stock market, people are looking for good buys, and if they can't find any, will happily get ripped off instead.#Demand: +10%¼16¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
236¼1¼1¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Releases political prisoner¼The interior minister has released an outspoken journalist who was imprisoned for contempt of court after pressure from the ministry four years ago.#Popularity: +10#Risk of uprising: -5¼1¼10¼-1¼8¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1
237¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Repairs to official residence¼[president]'s official home is in need of extensive repairs, a report revealed today. It was not revealed how much the repairs would cost, but it is expected that work could take up to a year to complete.#Money: -2500¼3¼-2500¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼30¼-1
238¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Repairs to official residence¼[president]'s official home is in need of extensive repairs, a report revealed today. It was not revealed how much the repairs would cost, but it is expected that work could take up to a year to complete.#Money: -2500¼3¼-2500¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼31¼-1
239¼28¼1¼-1¼29¼1¼10¼Reporters find hazards in nuclear power plants¼A documentary was shown last night which claims that nuclear power plants are underfunded and dangerous. The program drew attention to low staff morale, poor training, and lack of awareness of safety procedures.#Popularity: -15¼1¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼180¼-1
240¼27¼34¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Satellite fault¼An unscheduled and expensive manned space trip is going to be necessary to fix a satellite, it was announced today. A fault in the satellite's solar panel can only be repaired manually.#Money: -1000¼3¼-1000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
241¼27¼34¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Satellite lost at launch¼In a major departure from normal procedure, the government's new satellite crashed into the ocean barely seconds after take-off. This is a considerable setback for the government's space program.#Stocks: -1%¼4¼34¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
242¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Science funding cut¼The interior minister, who is known to have a violent hatred of scientists after being savaged by a dog as a child, has cut the subsidy for the science faculty of one of the country's leading universities by 50%, considerably damaging the country's R&D potential.#Research advancement: -5¼2¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
243¼24¼7¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Shortages¼People are angry at continuing shortages and the press is publishing stories about food queues and reports a growing black market.#Ministers' loyalty: -5¼11¼0¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
244¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Smear campaign against members of the cabinet¼The opposition leader has launched a smear campaign against the members of the government.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼222
245¼27¼23¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Smoking causes cancer and heart disease¼Smoking is bad for your health, according to recent findings. Test results linked it directly to heart disease and lung cancer. Up to hundreds of people may be dying prematurely from smoking every year.#Demand for cigarettes: -2%¼5¼23¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
246¼27¼13¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Soya crop ruined¼A disastrously cold spring has ruined much of this year's soya crop.#Stocks: -15%¼4¼13¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
247¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Spots¼There are wild rumors about [president]'s health since he developed an unpleasant rash of seeping sores on his face. He has canceled all public engagements this week, but a statement said that he was otherwise feeling fine.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
248¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Spots¼There are wild rumors about [president]'s health since she developed an unpleasant rash of seeping sores on her face. She has canceled all public engagements this week, but a statement said that she was otherwise feeling fine.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
249¼27¼38¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Spy plane crashes¼The government has confirmed rumors that it lost a spy plane over the Atlantic Ocean yesterday.#Stocks: -1%¼4¼38¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
250¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Student demonstrations¼Students demonstrated yesterday against underfunding in higher education. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, although one or two arrests were made. More protests are expected tomorrow.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼206¼-1
251¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Subway works undermine town center¼[president]'s flagship manifesto pledge, the new subway linking the city center to two of the main stations has met with an unexpected setback. Work underway is apparently undermining streets and buildings. The partial collapse of an apartment block has given rise to fears that the line is being constructed too close to ground level and will have to be rebuilt at enormous cost.#Money: -15000¼3¼-15000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
252¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Subway works undermine town center¼[president]'s flagship manifesto pledge, the new subway linking the city center to two of the main stations has met with an unexpected setback. Work underway is apparently undermining streets and buildings. The partial collapse of an apartment block has given rise to fears that the line is being constructed too close to ground level and will have to be rebuilt at enormous cost.#Money: -15000¼3¼-15000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
253¼10¼50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Suicides rise¼There has been a sharp rise in the suicide rate, according to unofficial estimates made by the health service. This is being imputed to the current level of unemployment.#Popularity: -5#Domestic demand: -10%¼1¼-5¼-1¼16¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1
254¼18¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Surprise party for [PNJpresident]¼There was a surprise for [PNJpresident] yesterday on the last day of her state visit. To celebrate [PNJpresident]'s birthday, cabinet staff had planned a big party. The party brought a smile to everybody's face, especially the foreign minister, who had been concerned that the teetotal [PNJpresident] might take offence at the vodka fountain.#Relations: +2¼13¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
255¼19¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Surprise party for [PNJpresident]¼There was a surprise for [PNJpresident] yesterday on the last day of his state visit. To celebrate [PNJpresident]'s birthday, [president] had planned a big party. The party brought a smile to everybody's face, especially the foreign minister, who had been concerned that the teetotal [PNJpresident] might take offence at the vodka fountain.#Relations: +2¼13¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
256¼27¼11¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Swarm of locusts¼A swarm of locusts is sweeping the country, causing considerable damage to crops.#Stocks: -10%¼4¼11¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
257¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tax surprise¼The government tax on mobile phone calls, announced today, was much lower than expected.#Demand for mobile phones: +2%¼5¼33¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼212
258¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Teachers strikes¼A series of one-day strikes by teachers began today in protest at the plans by the government to assess teachers' performance.#Popularity: -5#Risk of uprising: +5¼1¼-5¼-1¼8¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1
259¼7¼0¼80¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Terrorists demand independence¼Terrorists have broken into the television station and issued an ultimatum to the government. If it does not meet their demands, they will refuse to broadcast the popular sitcom Touchy Feely at the usual time. The interior minister suffered an epileptic fit on hearing the news.#Interior minister's skill: -10¼14¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
260¼15¼-1¼-1¼18¼2¼-1¼Terrorists threaten bomb attacks¼Terrorists have threatened bomb attacks against [PNJpresident], currently on an official visit.#Relations: -5¼13¼2¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
261¼15¼-1¼-1¼19¼2¼-1¼Terrorists threaten bomb attacks¼Terrorists have threatened bomb attacks against [PNJpresident], currently on an official visit.#Relations: -5¼13¼2¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
262¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tibby dies¼Tibby, [president]'s cat, finally lost a long battle against cancer in the early hours of this morning. [president] and his wife are both said to be very upset. Tibby will be buried in a private ceremony this afternoon.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
263¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tibby dies¼Tibby, [president]'s cat, finally lost a long battle against cancer in the early hours of this morning. [president] and her husband are both said to be very upset. Tibby will be buried in a private ceremony this afternoon.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
264¼27¼14¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tomatoes are anti-carcinogenic¼Markets and supermarkets are selling out of tomatoes, since a report was released indicating that tomatoes can protect against certain types of cancer.#Demand: +5%¼5¼14¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
265¼16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Touchy Feely [president]¼There was a new face on the popular sitcom Touchy Feely last night, when [president] paid a visit to his favorite show. He spent the day on the set, and was featured in two scenes for a total of four minutes and twenty-five seconds. [actress], who plays teenage rebel Lindy, declared that she was his biggest fan.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
266¼17¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Touchy Feely [president]¼There was a new face on the popular sitcom Touchy Feely last night, when [president] paid a visit to her favorite show. She spent the day on the set, and was featured in two scenes for a total of four minutes and twenty-five seconds. [actress], who plays teenage rebel Lindy, declared that she was her biggest fan.#Popularity: +5¼1¼5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
267¼7¼0¼55¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tourist industry collapses¼The tourist industry is collapsing, as fear of crime and terrorist attacks is keeping holiday-makers away from the country. It is feared that if the government does not act to control the situation, the country could become a no-go area for tourists.#Risk of uprising: +2¼8¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
268¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tourists appear in court¼[PNJ]: the three tourists arrested in for smuggling drugs have claimed in court that the drugs were planted on them at the airport. The judge has warned them that whether or not their claims are true, they will be beheaded. The trial continues. The government has come under attack for doing nothing to help the tourists.#Popularity: -5¼1¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼270¼269
269¼23¼2¼35¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tourists arrested¼[PNJ]: three tourists have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs out of the country. The foreign minister has called for them to be sentenced to death, as he takes a very dim view of drug trafficking, and the trial judge has accordingly promised to do what he can.#Popularity: -10#Risk of uprising: +2¼1¼-10¼-1¼8¼2¼-1¼268¼-1
270¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Tourists executed¼[PNJ]: the three tourists being held on drugs charges have been executed. In a brief statement, the foreign minister, who is understood to have done nothing to save them, said that this should serve as a warning to young people not to do drugs.#Popularity: -15¼1¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼268
271¼28¼8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Train derails in mine¼Four people were killed in a mining accident last night when a train derailed. The mine has been temporarily closed and an enquiry launched into the deaths.¼12¼6¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
272¼23¼1¼40¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Video games banned¼The interior minister stepped up his campaign to increase productivity today and issued a ban on video games. Productivity has risen slightly, but the government has lost two points in the opinion polls.#Stocks: +5%#Popularity: -2¼15¼5¼-1¼1¼-2¼-1¼-1¼-1
273¼7¼0¼85¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Violent demonstrations¼There were violent demonstrations in the capital last night. Several attempts were made to break into the interior minister's home and protestors requested his immediate death. He was rushed to hospital in the night after apparently having taken an overdose.#Interior minister's skill: -10¼14¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
274¼27¼32¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Virus¼A virus has destroyed an estimated 90% of all hard drives in the capital and the surrounding region. Called 'Bethsheba', it slowly destroys the computer in a long agonizing death that can last up to a month. It is already estimated to have cost the country several million dollars in lost production.#Demand for computers:+15%¼5¼32¼15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
275¼7¼0¼85¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Vote of no confidence¼A vote of no confidence in the government was passed yesterday, forcing an election. This comes as no surprise after the administration's mismanagement of the economy and poor diplomatic record.#Election¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
276¼7¼0¼80¼16¼-1¼-1¼Vote of no confidence¼A vote of no confidence in the government has been narrowly passed, forcing an election. [president] will have to fight hard to win this election campaign.#Election¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
277¼7¼0¼80¼17¼-1¼-1¼Vote of no confidence¼A vote of no confidence in the government has been narrowly passed, forcing an election. [president] will have to fight hard to win this election campaign.#Election¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
278¼27¼2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Water contamination¼There are fears that some water treatment plants may be contaminating drinking water, seriously jeopardizing people's health, according to new information released by the interior ministry.#Demand for water: -5%¼5¼2¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
279¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Wedding bells!¼After much speculation, it has now been confirmed that [president] is to remarry. Out of respect for his late wife, there is to be a small ceremony attended by only the closest family and friends.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
280¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Wedding bells!¼After much speculation, it has now been confirmed that [president] is to remarry. Out of respect for her late husband, there is to be a small ceremony attended by only the closest family and friends.#Popularity: -10¼1¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
281¼27¼7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Wheat allergy¼A mysterious disease seems to be causing people to become allergic to wheat. The disease begins with mild pins and needles in the extremities, and then the sufferer develops a severe fever for two days, at the end of which they are allergic to wheat.#Demand for bread: -10%¼5¼7¼-10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
282¼27¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Wine has curative powers¼Doctors studying plague victims have been investigating anecdotal evidence that patients who drank wine instead of water had greater chances of survival. While they refused to confirm this claim, the doctors did say that drinking wine seemed to have no detrimental effect on the patient's condition.#Demand for wine: +10%¼5¼10¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
283¼27¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Wine stimulates the immune system¼Scientists have discovered that wine stimulates the immune system, according to a report leaked from the Pasteur Institute. After encouraging results on boozy rhesus monkeys, scientists turned their attention to humans, and found that three glasses of wine a day gave a considerable boost to the immune system, promoting the production of key antibodies.#Demand for wine: +10%¼5¼10¼10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
284¼27¼25¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Winning the battle against the plague¼The government has issued a statement saying that most areas of the country are now plague-free, although some still remain under quarantine.#Demand for vaccines: -5%¼5¼25¼-5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
285¼13¼7¼1000¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Workers set fire to factories¼Workers are apparently responsible for the arson attacks on overproductive factories.#Stocks: -15%¼4¼7¼-15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
