Norwegiann children prefer friends to TV

Children in Norway, and in Scandinavia in general, aren't nearly as preoccupied with TV as they are elsewhere in Europe.
A new study suggests that Scandinavian children spend more time with their friends and participating in sports than other European children.

While more than 40 percent of children questioned in Spain listed TV-watching as their favourite activity in free time, just 18 percent of Norwegian children responded the same.

Bush snubs Norway's premier

President George W Bush reportedly doesn't want to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Norway also seems to have lost an influential role within NATO, apparently, some say, because of Norway's lack of enthusiasm for the war in Iraq.
NRK TV reported Tuesday that Bush's staff had turned down a request from Stoltenberg's office for a meeting between the two at the White House. Bush, according to the report, was too busy to make room for Stoltenberg in the foreseeable future.
Seems ok to me, the norwegians don't need to ask Bush regarding foreign politics...