Tuesday Link Round Up

There's tons of stuff going on today, so get reading.

McCain's 'crusader' logic concerns Syria

Reykjavik stock exchange plummets 76%

Probe For Dem U.S. Rep. After Report Of Affair

Nader campaign opens Michigan office

CNN: Democrats target voters who think race is an issue
There are phone calls from Democratic and labor union phone banks.
Union households get glossy mailings with white working families offering testimonials to Barack Obama.

Record numbers of people are looking for food

Bad weather was good for Alaska glaciers

At Indian Call Centers, Another View of U.S.

Alarm as Australia's beach girls paint phone numbers on their skin to attract boys

NYT: Quiet Political Shifts as More Blacks Are Elected
Melanie Levesque grabbed the campaign signs from her Mercedes S.U.V. and plunged into the white crowd at the fairgrounds here. The cows were lowing, the cider presses churning and Mrs. Levesque, a black state legislator, was hunting for votes and a place in history.