Happy Birthday

You say it's your birthday

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It's my birthday, too -- yeah

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They say it's your birthday

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We're gonna have a good time

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I'm glad it's your birthday

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Happy birthday to you.



Happy Birthday, meinen Bruder!

Whee!

This is depressing. I don't see how we-the-world can fix what's wrong in Iraq without strong UN involvement. The US needs to get out, we're the bad guys now -- whether you feel we should be or not -- we need to get out and let someone else come in and get the power up and the hospitals stocked and the water clean.

Take that 87 billion and give it all to the Red Cross, then point them at Iraq.

UN to withdraw personnel from Iraq

The United Nations decided yesterday to withdraw almost all of its remaining international personnel from Iraq within 48 hours because of fears for their safety, undercutting claims by the United States that coalition forces are making headway towards curbing the violence in the country.

Here We Go Again

Deja vu, anyone?

Iran Has 'Last Chance' to Meet Nuclear Agreements, says White House

9th Circuit Heard Recall Arguments Today

I missed the first 25 minutes and came in during Rosenbaum's argument. Both sides have valid things to say, and I really liked Judge Kozinki's questions in particular.

Crazy-stupid

You know, I read stuff like this, and I think...."who needs The Onion?"

Bush wants marriage reserved for heterosexuals

I mean, honestly, 5 years ago, wouldn't that have been a believable headline for The Onion, and nowhere else?

And there it is, on CNN, pretending to be real news and real politics.

Required Reading

IEEE Members & Security Professionals: Make Your Voice Heard on E-Voting Machines on voting machine standards. via Crooked Timber.

Rose Burawoy, Political Scientist From Michael Froomkin's new blog, discourse.net.