Headlines

State and Local

Katherine Harris ex-aide linked to convicted defense contractor

Republican candidates for governor try outbidding each other with tax-cut promises

Founder planning a "holier than thou" city in Florida [prayer beads with that pizza, ma'am?]

Watchdog group, BlackBoxVoting.org, questions outcome of Florida's 2004 presidential election [who knew?]

NRA, business groups, fight over allowing guns in employers' parking lots [shootout in 'gunshine state']

Jeb! urges end of US oversight of (court-ordered) Everglades cleanup [Bush environmentalism is 'hard work']

Momentum is building to legalize gay adoption in Florida [only state forbidding it]

Bans on gay adoption unacceptable

National

Poll: 85% of soldiers in Iraq believe Saddam played a role in 9/11 attacks [while the Bushitas continue using 9/11 to justify the Iraq invasion]

Third of Iraq vets seek mental health service ["real good news," according to the military]

Video proves Bush & Cherthoff warned before Katrina [proving, again, they are incapable of honesty at any level]

How low can Bush go? [Already at 34% support; CBS poll results]

Bush's job approval falls below 50% in 44 states [voting machines unpolled since November 2004]

Patriot Act clears final hurdle [Americans care more about "American Idol" and "The Simpsons" than Bill of Rights]

Patriot Act: A sham process and a rotten deal [essay by Sen. Russell Feingold]

IRS finds charities overstep into politics [with blessing of Bush administration]

Republicans rally to support their poster boy Delay [call the Orkin man!]

Skype use may make eavesdropping passe [was it ever about the terrorists?]

World

Violence rages unabated in Iraq [mission accomplished! stay the course?]

Belarus KGB cracks down on dictator Lukashenko's opponents

Russia-Iran talks over; no progress made

Putin makes power trip to Hungary and Czech Republic

Russia to mine 'ideal fuel' on the moon by 2020

The rush to invest in Russia