Yet More Odds and Ends

The world refuses to take the weekend off, so here's more stories of interest...

Rudy Guiliani explains that he changed his position on guns because of... 9/11?!! It makes perfect sense if you're a craven opportunist! Speaking of, Rudy elsewhere explains that the way to pay for tax cuts is... through more tax cuts. What a serious candidate.

I haven't really been following the case of the 'Jena 6' and the surrounding incidents (latest news- here), but these incidents are why people emphasize that racism is alive and well (and complex, natch) in America today. And, yes, that's doubly true in the deep South.

On the federal Do Not Call list? Here's some information on renewal you may need to know.

Russia escalates its claim to be the owner of the Artic, claiming evidence that "the seabed is an extension of their continental shelf". Another fun consequence of climate change.

Finally, Blackwater quietly goes back to work in Iraq.