The Week contest: Headline - December 10, 2010

Some pundits say the Royal wedding could make the nation forget about the weak economy and severe budget cuts. What headline here could make Americans that happy?

Commemorative mugs, plates and cups are already being produced to mark the engagement between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

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Results: We asked you to predict a headline that would make Americans as happy as “Will & Kate to Wed” made folks in Britain, and you rolled out:

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THE WINNER: Wall Street Infested with Bed Bugs

Robert Hogan, New York City

SECOND PLACE: Aliens Invade Earth, Eat Politicians, Pee Gasoline

Jim Topper, Turtle Creek, PA

THIRD PLACE: Greenspan Residence in Foreclosure

Rick Ostrander, Beaufort, SC

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Brad and Jennifer Re-Unite

Mike Paul, Carrboro, NC

"Gotcha!" Congress Admits Dem/GOP Bickering a "Joke"

Caleb Shreves, McCausland, IA

Al Qaeda Calls it Quits

Joe Snyder, West Grove, PA

Bin Laden Joins Facebook

Stan Gray, Brush, CO

China Outsources Jobs to U.S.

John Besnard, Irvine, CA

Campaign Advertising Outlawed

Ashley Ryan, Catonsville, MD

Dodgers Return to Brooklyn

Ed Hayes, Yuma, AZ

Oprah Agrees to One More Year

Rich Stanko, Omaha

Trump to Get Haircut on Live TV

Gary Hennion, New York City

Healthcare for All Elected Officials Expires Dec. 31

Tim Popp, Phillips, WI

McDonald's Makes McRib Permanent

Kerry Howe, Tempe, AZ

WikiLeaks Reveals Bristol Really Won "Dancing with the Stars"

Lesandre Barley & John Reilly, Running Springs, CA

Incontrovertible Proof Found: Wrestling is Fixed

Miles Klein, Frisco, TX

TV Hiring 5M Unemployed Americans for New Reality Show, "Junk Food Fantasy"

Pat Rauscher, Cortez, CO

Lucy Lets Charlie Brown Kick Football

Leslie O’Hara, Point Richmond, CA

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Edmund Conti, Raleigh, NC

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