WEDNESDAY: A big sense of importance.

Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman of BP, lashed out at those who criticize his company's response to the Gulf oil spill, saying that BP is "big and important." Some other things that are big and important like BP include Hurricane Katrina, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Gulf oil spill.

President Obama has ordered 1,200 troops to the border, to protect Mexicans from Arizona governor Jan Brewer.

And the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 4 of the NBA's Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night, by a score of 115-106. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is protesting the loss with the league, on the grounds that it conflicts with his world view.