... And The News

MySpace Gone Wrong

MySpace is filled with profanity, dangerously personal information, sexually explicit pictures, drug references and, in some cases, even pornographic videos.

GOP Fears Fallout Of Immigration Split

"If we lose a generation of Hispanic immigrants, the Republican Party will be a minority party for a long time," said Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), a chief sponsor of the Senate bill.

Visual Reminders of 9-11 Make Voters More Pro-Bush

"The best way of summarizing this pattern of results is that it appears as though President Bush has a 9/11 halo," Iyengar said. "When people see 9/11, they immediately respond more positively to the president. In this context, given that his evaluations are fairly low, what we're saying is, it makes them less negative."

... And some interesting stuff from my home state of Maryland:

Ehrlich Courts Disabled Voters

"This provides him a progressive social agenda that doesn't run in conflict with being conservative on fiscal matters," Haller said. "It's a smart move."

On Race Issue, Cardin's Caution Won't Play Well:

Go to hear Mfume and you get a stirring tale of redemption and achievement, an emotional odyssey in which a poor son of an elevator operator emerges from the gang life to become a congressman and president of the NAACP.

When Ben Cardin steps up, the talk is about the agencies and acronyms that have made up his daily diet during his 19 years in Congress. Look around the room, and people are staring longingly in the direction of the shrimp on the buffet table. The congressman leaves it to his wife, Myrna, to speak with full heart and moist eyes about her husband's integrity and principles.