Punchlines: Oct. 23, 2006

"The feud between Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie is over. They were spotted in Hollywood having dinner at Dan Tana's Steakhouse. I believe Paris had the steak, and Nicole had the parsley." JAY LENO

"The other day, Sesame Street announced that they are coming out with a special version of the show for Afghanistan. During the first episode, the Afghani Muppets wage a jihad on SpongeBob." CONAN O'BRIEN

"It was reported this week that a $20 million provision has been placed in the military-spending bill to pay for a party celebrating America's victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. So save the date: Feb. 8, 3046." AMY POEHLER

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President BARACK OBAMA, at NATO talks involving over 50 world leaders, describing the withdrawal of 130,000 combat troops from Afghanistan, planned for the end of 2014
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