Tuesday Round Up

Dammit, I think I'm going thru Pat Buchanan withdrawal. Quick, someone say something misogynistic, sexist and mildly racist...

Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

'Cute' girl forced to mime at Olympic ceremony after China banned girl with crooked teeth

LA Times: Longtime Republican voters are airing new views
Many struggling families in the normally comfortable cul-de-sacs outside U.S. cities are thinking of switching parties.

Voter registration in Florida shows Democratic surge

Clancy Candy, Buck Bon Bons.

NY Times: An Indiana Democrat Offers Risks and Rewards
As the Senate debate on the use of force against Iraq neared its climax in October 2002, Senator John McCain turned on the floor to Senator Evan Bayh to ask what had led him to take such “a visible, as well as important” role in seeking Congressional consent for military action.

Hospitals on alert as drinkers steal high-alcohol hand gels used in battle against superbugs

Bunch of 'rare' grapes sells for £465 at Japanese fruit market

AP IMPACT: Bush to relax protected species rules
Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.