mr. irdwan's official translator translate his boss' words.tion, and that's how she translated it, as well. there was critical reaction to the remarks, including from israeli prime minister netanyahu who told the "jerusalem post" that israel "certainly has not taken the lives of hundreds of thousands palestinians." that prompted us to seek a new translation and a re-examination of the tape shows that mr. irdwan actually said, "hundreds comma thousands comma tens of thousands of palestinians were killed." not "hundreds of thousands." we hope this clarifies the matter, and we regret the error. >>> now, if you heard a small sigh of relief this week, it might have been coming from europe. on thursday, german lawmakers voted to boost that nation's contribution to a bailout fund for its neighbors. the entire fund is now $600 billion. my question of the week is -- how many billions of bailout dollars is germany contributing to the euro fund? is it, a, 87, b, 187, c, 287, or d, 387 billion dollars? stay tuned. and we'll tell you the correct answer. ma