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Grapevine: Place your papal bets

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    Bookmakers set odds on who will be the next pope

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Now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine within hours of the announcement of the pope's resignation.

Books -- bookmakers had placed odds on who his successor might be.

The betting website paddy power is giving gamblers a chance to put money on who the Pope.

The next Pope might be the length of the papal conclave.

Or what the papal name might be.

The early favorite cardinal Peter term person of -- with three to one odds cardinal -- Timothy Dolan is now at 25 to one.

One of the long shots Bana.

Yes that -- With 1000 to one odds.

One person you can safely bet against vice president Joseph Biden when asked about the pope's resignation today he told reporters quote I'm not running.

The man claiming to be the seal team six member who killed Osama bin Laden has left the military.

And he says he lost all his benefits and pension.

The elite navy seal who is not being identified tells Esquire Magazine.

He left the military three years shy of the -- -- necessary for retirement benefits.

Quote my health care for me and my family stopped Friday -- midnight he told Esquire.

I asked someone I asked if there was some transition from -- tri care to blue cross blue shield.

They said no you're out of the service your coverage is over thanks for your sixteen years go blank yourself.

The -- released this statement quote we take seriously the safety and security of our people as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making a transition.

To civilian life without more information about this particular case.

It would be difficult to determine the degree to which our transition programs succeed.

The author of that Esquire article is on hand tonight.

And finally the world's largest fortune cookie company is toning down its messages after complaints that they were too racy.

The New York Post reports Brooklyn based one time food received complaints from parents who said their children were bothered by messages like quote.

One who -- -- you greatly is hidden before your eyes.

Romance and travel go together.

And the evening promises romantic interest.

The fortune writers say the cookies are supposed to be fun for everyone so they've gotten red rid of these suggested fortunes.

This isn't the first time those sensitive fortune readers have persuaded them to tweak a message a bit.

They got rid of quote you will inherit a great fortunes soon.

Over complaints it implied relatives were about to death.