Thursday Links

I thought the President's speech was quite good. I may be in the minority... Ha! The description of the weather on the Sun Times website is just one word- "Brutal".

Boozy Brits 'To Drink 265 Million Xmas Pints'

Americans mix, match religions, survey finds

WWII veteran had Hitler’s art book on shelf

CNN: House, Senate health care bills grow further apart Senate Democratic leaders announced they've reached "broad agreement" on a package of provisions to replace the public option, a move that means their version of the health care bill is morphing into something that looks less and less like the House version. Senate leaders aren't releasing details of the revised plan, so it's unclear how much of the bill will be changed.

Mexican Police Search For Robotic Dinosaur

City-Sized Iceberg Floats Toward Australia

Bad memories can be erased without using drugs, reveal scientists

Dallas Morning Star News: Dallas-Fort Worth area moves to top tier of terrorism targets Dallas is now officially one of the nation's top 10 terrorist targets – a designation that sounds alarming but which state and local officials have sought for years, because it means millions in federal funds to beef up security.

Pic via Cat of course.