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The rescue band includes Melvin, Avila, Ksh01, Dannyinla, Unitary Moonbat, Patriot Daily, Jlynne and Kraant. odum is running sound. Feel free to wave your lighters.
- Paper Cup's The Flight of Discovery on STS-121 won't be the most popular diary here. A well written remembrance of the space program. (melvin)
- As is fitting and proper, Bush honors the fallen in res' Bush, Koizumi visit graves of Iraq GIs. (melvin)
- Most of us live in states where public education has serious problems. A quick view of the future of Ohio's public schools is provided by sandlapper's Paige slams Blackwell's Ohio schools plan (melvin)
- Okay. So the Fed just raised rates another 25 basis points and borrowers will now pay a little bit more again... PsiFighter37 does a yeoman's job of putting things into plain language in Why the Fed does what it does. (dannyinla)
- It's unlikely that Celia and her children will feel like attending any Fourth of July picnics or fireworks celebrations this coming holiday. That's because Celia husband's was killed this past week in Iraq. Neocynic brings us her story in Independence Day for Celia Came Early This Year. (dannyinla)
- If you're into Navier-Stokes equations, ecological stoichiometry, and eigenvalues of Jacobian matrices (and aren't afraid to admit it!), then this diary is for you. Uh... that explains why so few people commented. But if science is your thing, then devote some gray matter to jmknapp's Mathematical Challenges of Global Ecology. (dannyinla)
- Flu Stories: Flu Gets Political; Action Alert by DemFromCT is a call to action for shared access to research data on the avian flu pandemic. If you haven't read DemFromCT's series on avian flu, including the Flu Wiki, it's well worth your time and highly recommended by this reader. (Avila)
- GOP Bill Would Gut Establishment Clause by Troutfishing examines HR 2679, the "Public Expression of Religion Act." Can your taxpayer dollars really be used to interpret selective legislation by religious preference? This important analysis of HR 2679 and its implications are chilling. (Avila)
- In Handy-Dandy Links to understand Middle East, LNK provides helpful resources for understanding some frequently-heard Arabic and Islamic expressions and references that seem to get lost in translation by the media. (Avila)
- In New Vote Suppression Tactic by Republicans Fails (not about Texas), DemocraticLuntz describes a chilling and little-noticed method of vote suppression by Republicans in the House of Representatives. (Avila)
- Justice Stevens Schools John Yoo by Mash is an excellent analysis of the Supreme Court's decision on Hamdan and what this decision means for human rights. (Avila)
- Stand Strong is Outraged and venting on a trip down memory lane on the hypocrisy of conservatives who blasted Clinton for expanding FISA by Congressional law -- criticizing Clinton for not protecting our civil rights and privacy -- and now conservatives flip to support Bush's unilateral interpretation and expansion of FISA that destroys civil rights and privacy. (Patriot Daily)
- A very personal diary by msstaley -- This Is Not The Diary I Wanted To Write Today -- shows the personal impact of mental illness in a family as a microcosm of both Nevada and the US and one reason why supporting Jack Carter in Nevada is so important. (Patriot Daily)
- In an amusing personal tale, fezzik tries to say Happy Birthday, Mr. President with a thoughtful e-card message solicited by GOP e-mail, but no money donations means return to sender. (Patriot Daily)
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