April 1st, 1 AB

On the heels of the removal of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner by the Obama administration, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview with Katie Couric for CBS News that he wouldn't rule out the possibility of removing other executives. In an unrelated story, in an unprecented move UAW president Ron Gettelfinger has begun actively campaigning for the position of Ford CEO.

According to reports, during a joint press conference with president Barry Obama and UK prime minister Gordon Brown, Obama made a slight wisecrack that caused Brown to laugh for approximately thirty seconds. Upon reviewing the tape, Obama announced he would be appearing at the Chicago-based Groundlings comedy club two weekends toward the end of April.

General Motors has asked the United States government for $2.6 billion worth of loans to aid development of hybrids. Protests broke out immediately, but were quelled after GM clarified that they wished to build "hybrid vehicles" and not "cybernetic organisms."