Friday Linkage

Okay people, it's going to be light posting this morning since it is -17 degrees right now, which is a whopping improvement of a whole degree since I got up. The computer room is an icicle.

Study: 80% of those stopped by NYPD black and Hispanic

Beau Biden back from Iraq for swearing-in

Diamonds are a boy's best friend: The launch of the male engagement ring

NYT: Family and Lawyer Fear for Reporter Who Threw His Shoes at Bush
More than a month has passed since an Iraqi television reporter threw his shoes at President Bush during a Baghdad news conference held to highlight what Mr. Bush called a successful American military effort to pacify Iraq.

Poehler mockumentary is set in Indiana

It's a ruff ride! The new dog-powered scooter that lets your pooch walk you

Google Earth Takes On the Prado's Masterworks

Washington Post: Bring On Those Buses
Our nation's capital will survive the financial meltdown, the deepening recession and the plethora of foreign crises from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Whether Washington will survive Tuesday's inauguration, however, is an open question.