That’s what a friend asked about this week’s good economic news. Are these numbers real, or have the books been cooked?
Among some of the news he quoted was a bit about the Commerce Department’s report that the US gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 8.2% this last quarter, the best we’ve [...]
Boy, am I glad I never got into downloading illegal MP3’s — now I don’t have to Send Them Back.
via David Weinberger
Pointers to a couple of interesting articles I’ve read recently about the Iraq situation:
Molly Ivins reacts to the new Bush plan to hand over sovereignty to Iraq next year before the election; as she says, “I’m glad all this bug-out stuff is coming from the administration — if some liberal said it, we’d all be [...]
This post isn’t really about abortion. It’s about the decision-making process the United States uses in reproductive medicine.
Here is a picture of President Bush signing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. He is surrounded by a coterie of mostly older, white, male legislators.
President Bush signs Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 [...]
Like Wikipedia, but it’s a world-wide travel guide: WikiTravel.
It’s ground-floor time, with around 586 articles and 61,000 page views since they started in July — but it looks like a winner.
via MisterBad on Advogato
The Selective Service is soliciting volunteers to constitute local draft boards. (local copy)
It’s not in the US news yet, but it is elsewhere:
Will U.S. bring back the draft? (Toronto Star)
US raises spectre of conscription (BBC)
Appeal for draft board volunteers revives memories of Vietnam era (UK Guardian)
via Paul Barfoot