| MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 22.30 BST - BBC TWO FROM GAVIN ESLER Hello, Quote for the Day "It is a joke that won't go away but it makes me wince a bit whenever anyone brings it up because Gordon Brown has obviously become a rather tragic character and it doesn't seem appropriate to make fun of him any more" - Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable, who now regrets likening the Prime Minister to Mr Bean. In tonight's programme: Brown's Battles. After the summer holidays, this week was supposed to see what some are calling a re-launch of the Prime Minister. But amid talk of various initiatives, there is the continuing row over how bad the economy really is, question-marks over whether the cabinet talks with one voice (and if so, whose?) and whether huffing and puffing over Russia will get the EU anywhere. We'll cover all these stories and have a full assessment of the opening of the Republican Convention, now that Hurricane Gustav has proved less damaging than was originally thought. And finally.... an anonymous American friend shares this (ancient but still amusing) joke. Have you heard that scientists are no longer using laboratory rats for experiments? They are using trial lawyers instead. Apparently no one ever gets attached to trial lawyers, and there were some things the rats just would not do. Newsnight is at 10.30pm on BBC TWO Gavin Missed Newsnight? Click here to watch the latest programme online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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