News Bits!

-Yesterday the Senate almost unanimously approved John McCain's bill to set official standards for the military's treatment of detainees. The White House countered that this would "limit the president's ability as commander-in-chief to effectively carry out the war on terrorism." We won't bother commenting on that statement.

-Spies from the Philippines may have infiltrated the White House!

TomKat are expecting, Kate Moss might be arrested on charges of supplying cocaine upon return to Britain, and the media is can't decide about Nick and Jessica.

-France has so much extra wine, they're using it to power cars. Châteauneuf-du-Pape costing less than bottled water? Quel magnifique!

-Surely by now you've seen the exploding python?

-Austin was again named the top city in the nation for relocating singles, and also boasts one of the top ten hardest law schools to get into.

-The Delaware Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favor of snarky anonymous bloggers, deciding that "if an elected official claims that he has been defamed by an anonymous blogger, he cannot use a lawsuit to unmask the writer unless he has substantial evidence to prove his claim." (IHT)

-What with all the new road work going on, we almost ran into another car last night near Riverside and South Congress - they'll be doing construction on Riverside Drive near South Lamar and South First starting today, so keep a wary eye out for confused drivers. Namely, us.