from c-span:

· Senate Votes to Allow More Iraqi & Afghan Refugees Into US

· CIA Director Says Agency's Seen Rapid Growth

· Iraqi Kurd Official Blasts Turkish Threat as "Dangerous"

· Australian PM John Howard Seeks Ban on HIV-Positive Immigrants

· US Military Detains Iranian Agents Over State Dept Objections

· CIA Director Claims Success at Stopping Leaks

· John Walker Lindh Transferred to Supermax Prison in Colorado

· Justice Department Sends Congress More Documents

· Trade Deficit Shrinks for Third Straight Month

· FEMA Throws Out, Gives Away $40 Million of Stockpiled Food
swell...

· Karl Rove Didn't Intentionally Delete E-Mails, Lawyer Says
heaven forfend!

from yahoo:

• Iraq parliament in session of terrorism 'defiance'
Attack

• US-led troops kill 35 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

• Wolfowitz friend says she's the victim
no. we are.
More on World Bank

• Chavez says Castro recovering well, resuming some duties

• Researchers explore scrapping Internet, starting over
can't wait for the beta version....

• Groups sue FDA over 'morning-after' pill ruling

• Britain announces winner of oddest book title prize

first prize: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
2nd: Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan
3rd: Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence

the 3rd one's my favorite, but it's not a new idea: ancient talmudic sages reached the same conclusion. then they added "but since we exist, we may as well make the best of it."

btw, the article has some past years' winning titles worth checking out.

from npr:

Study: 'Abstinence Only' Goes Only So Far
hell! i knew that!