StupidiNews!

• Occupy protesters succeeded in disrupting overnight operations at the port of Oakland last night, prompting angry reactions of port officials.
• UK police are reportedly testing man-portable laser weapons that temporarily blind crowds in order to break up protests and riots.
• Newt Gingrich's proposed tax plan would have the wealthiest Americans with a top tax rate of 11.9%, a lower rate than the middle class under his plan.
• EU banks are scrambling to sell South American and profitable Eastern European operations outside the euro zone in order to raise badly needed capital.
• AT&T has convinced the Justice Department not to fast track its anti-trust case against the company while it looks for a graceful way out of its all but dead T-Mobile merger.