Links of the Day

Stories of interest...

-The Patriot Act continues to be debated in the Senate, as a few Republicans join the opposition:
Senate GOP Fights to Sustain Patriot Act

-Progress begins for New Orleans, with a pledge that the levees will be secured:
Feds to Rebuild New Orleans Levees

President Bush will request $1.5 billion more to help rebuild the levee system in New Orleans, the top federal official for reconstruction announced Thursday...

"We understand that the people of New Orleans need to be assured that they're going to be safe when they get back home, that their city has an infrastructure that is capable of sustaining a possible storm next season or in the seasons afterward," Chertoff said...

-The melting polar ice caps result in tragedy- the drowing of polar bears:
Is Global Warming Killing the Polar Bears?