Volume 2 Issue 117

August 1, 2003

Friday Delight

More madness in California, more mystery in England, and trouble is a brewin' in Yellowstone

Ok, so I said no Swamp today, but there were a few stories I just had to pass on, including some more interesting development's in the California recall, otherwise known as the best argument for ending democracy...

The plot thickens: In the death of British scientist David Kelly, suicide is the primary suspected cause. So why was he found with pads from a heart monitor on him? Tony Blair is also expected to be called before the inquiry -
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-763838,00.html

Brother, can you spare a dime? The jobless rate fell slightly, but more jobs were lost as many are just now dropping out of the workforce all together -
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/01/business/01CND-ECON.html?hp

California...land of the wacky: Your latest contestant in the "who wants to replace Grey Davis" free-for-all? Larry Flynt! That's right, the Hustler publisher has thrown his hat in the ring, and he has the money to make a race of it too -
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/08/01/MN253922.DTL

And Arnold will announce his decision (that he's not running), on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno next Wednesday, which means Riordan will kick his show off on Thursday most likely -
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/01/schwarzenegger.reu t/index.html

Bad John Edwards Photo of the Day:

Um...I was told there would be no math today...

Vacation Plan Note: If you're heading out to Yellowstone National Park, um...well be ready to run. Geologists are investigating an analomy in Yellowstone lake that may be a volcano about to rupture. Yellowstone is the most likely place in North America for a new volcano to erupt -
http://www.codyenterprise.com/display/inn_news/news3.txt

Hoagiegate resolved: And there was much rejoicing -
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/6431360.htm
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/6433048.htm