Officials from the sports world and the city government were in Washington DC's Union Station today to confirm what was already widely known -- that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals.
But before the media event got underway, DC Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal.
Not about to let a protester ruin another big baseball day in the nation's capital, Charlie Brotman, the 73-year-old (yes, 73!) former Washington Senators public address announcer, wrestled the intruder out of the way, clearing the stage for the Montreal Expos to be rechristened the Washington Nationals.
Meanwhile in Chile, President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.
He reached through the dispute and pulled his agent from the scrum and into the building. The president, looking irritated, straightened his shirt cuffs as he went into the dinner.
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