] As a quick-thinking senatorial aide switched on the
] Senate's public-address system and cued up the infamous
] "Seven Minutes of Funk"? break, Mr. Leahy and Mr.
] Cheney went head-to-head in what can only be described as
] a "take no prisoners"? freestyle rap battle.
]
] Most of the rhymes kicked therein cannot be quoted in a
] family publication, but observers gave Mr. Cheney credit
] for his deceptively laid-back flow. Mr. Leahy was
] applauded for managing to rhyme the phrases "unethical
] for certain," "crude oil spurtin',"? and "like
] Halliburton."

The New Yorker: Shouts and Murmurs

] One of the most commonly used tools for voter education
] is the voter information pamphlet. These pamphlets
] provide a great deal of information about ballot
] issues-and sometimes about candidates, as well. Voters
] may peruse the pamphlet at their leisure, and may even
] take it with them into the voting booth. Clearly, voter
] information pamphlets are a worthy voter education
] effort.

A summary of which states have official voter information pamphlets and how much some states spend on them. In most cases under a million a year.

[ So, what shall we do about it? -k]

Voter Information Pamphlets

] With his frustration mounting this weekend over his
] inability to muscle a budget through the Legislature,
] Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called his Democratic
] opponents "girlie men" and vowed to work to unseat them
] in November.

[ Ah yes, both tactless *and* offensive... Mr. S has it all. Seriously though, is he Hans or Franz? -k]

Schwarzenegger Calls Budget Opponents 'Girlie Men'

] Many races will be decided either on July 20 or in the
] Aug. 10 primary runoffs. Nearly all contests for judges'
] seats, for instance, will be determined on the 20th,
] despite that their elections are supposedly nonpartisan.

Tomorrow is an election day in Georgia.

[ Yes! Get out and exercise your freedom. -k]

Creative Loafing Atlanta | NEWS & VIEWS | PRIMARY CRIB SHEET

] ChristianExodus.org is coordinating the move of thousands
] of Christians to South Carolina for the express purpose
] of re-establishing Godly, constitutional government. It
] is evident that the U.S. Constitution has been abandoned
] under our current federal system, and the efforts of
] Christian activism to restore our Godly republic have
] proven futile over the past three decades.

[ It's hard for me to even read this crap it's wrong in so many ways. Just two... A) Establishing religious rules has nothing to do with the constitution. B) Christ wasn't a hateful asshole, so having such opinions sorta disqualifies you from the label "Christian" in my book. Grrrrrr. -k]

Christian Exodus :: Come Out of Her, My People

] his new field of science, called nanotechnology, has
] unfolded so quickly that the recent university courses in
] nanotechnology have had to depend upon compendiums of
] journal articles as their textbooks or books geared to
] majors in a specific field.
]
]
] Now, however, three scientists have pulled together some
] 60 active researchers across many disciplines to write a
] broad-based textbook specifically for students.
] Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology, has
] just been released by Kluwer Academic Publishers
] (www.wkap.nl/prod/b/1-4020-7720-3). The book was created
] by James R. Heflin Jr. of the Virginia Tech Department of
] Physics, Stephane Evoy of the University of Pennsylvania
] Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, and
] Massimiliano Di Ventra of the University of California at
] San Diego Department of Physics.

[ Might be good to have this one on the shelf, though i fear the rapid change will make this obsolete rapidly. Still, could be a good foundational book... -k]

New textbook introduces students to the foundations, applications of nanotechnology

] Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted since
] 1992 for playing a tournament in Yugoslavia despite U.N.
] sanctions, was detained in Japan for an apparent passport
] violation and will be deported to the United States,
] media reports said.

[ Huh. -k]

ABCNEWS.com : Japan Detains Ex-Chess Champ Bobby Fischer

[ "We might have to disrupt the democratic process because terrorists want to disrupt the democratic process." -k]

Minister of Fear

] Martha Stewart will have to hang up her apron for only
] five months.
]
]
] She was sentenced this morning in New York City to five
] months in prison, plus two years' supervised release and
] a $30,000 fine, by U.S. District Judge Miriam Cedarbaum

[ Well there it is... -k]

Forbes.com: Martha Gets Five Months

[ mean, but funny. -k]

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