Friday Linkage

Eye issues this morning, please forgive the slowness.


Russia: Poland Risks Attack Because of US Missiles

'Ethnic minority' children at Olympics ceremony were fake: report(somebody better check the gold content of those medals)

Washington Post: McCain's Focus on Georgia Raises Question of Propriety
Standing behind a lectern in Michigan this week, with two trusted senators ready to do his bidding, John McCain seemed to forget for a moment that he was only running for president.

Cinderella, others arrested in Disneyland

Clancy Candy, Bucky Bon Bons.

Washington Post: GOP Loyalty Not a Given For Young Evangelicals
Jonathan Merritt is a Baptist preacher's son with a pristine evangelical lineage. It was his dad, the Rev. James Merritt, who reportedly brought President Bush to tears in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks when he called the president "God's man for this hour." The Rev. Jerry Falwell was like a grandfather.

Ancient Cemetery Found In Sahara

Traffic deaths drop to lowest since 1994

WSJ: McCain's Son Sat on Troubled Bank's Board
Sen. John McCain's son served until last month on the board audit committee of a Nevada bank that is struggling to survive amid mounting losses and regulatory scrutiny. Andrew K. McCain, 46, was on the board of Silver State Bancorp for five months before he resigned on July 25 for unspecified "personal reasons," according to a news release issued by the bank at the time.