AP News Highlights: Vice President Britney Spears & Paris Hilton Humanitarian?

(New York-NY) Famous popular fiction author John Grisham, whose mega selling novels include "The Firm" and "The Rainmaker", says he doesn't care if he's remembered 50 years from now. "I can assure you I don't take myself seriously...enough to think I'm...going to be remembered in 50 years. I'm not going to be here in 50 years." Oddly enough, George Bush said the same thing in a statement last week, but no one really took the time to report it until now.

(New York-NY) In a related note, Grisham, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter, went on to say that "I think what the Republicans have done in past elections is brilliant. They've convinced a lot of people to vote for them against their own ...self-interest... . [They] have...[scared]...scared a lot of people into voting for Republican candidates. It's skillful manipulation." Apparently reacting to this, while campaigning in Texas, Hillary Clinton said that if those present didn't vote for her she would make Britney Spears her Vice President ending with, "and then it's really going to get jiggy."

(Los Angeles-CA) Last standing and therefore best by default Presidential candidate, John McCain defended his "United States will be in Iraq for the next 100 years" statement to which both Senators Clinton and Obama have drawn attention. McCain blasted back on "Larry King Live". "Larry that's is what I said," McCain told King. "But when you're as old as me, 100 years is like 15 minutes."

(Baton Rouge-LA) Disney "Zoey 101" pregnant teen star Jamie Lynn Spears promises to be a better mom to her child than older sister Britney is to hers, though the mom to be did not deny friends allegations of, "She [Jamie Lynn Spears] drank to get wrecked. She drank to get messed up... ." The younger Spears answered the allegations with, "I'm taking the steps to be a good mom. I've already got my kid on the waiting list for Betty Ford, Hazelden and the casting "Celebrity Rehab 2026" with Dr. Drew."