Free Rifles and Ammo from Uncle Sam?

The anti-2nd ammendment Coalition To Stop Gun Violence and the unintended consequences.

Wherein We All Get Free Rifles And Ammunition

"Over at the Coalition To Stop Gun Violence website, there is a post up on recasting the Second Amendment as a mandate for militia service. If executed faithfully, this would be a great idea, since every able-bodied male (probably females too, given sex-discrimination jurisprudence) would get a militia-compatible rifle, possibly a pistol, and a bunch of ammunition out of the deal. This new twist on gun control would actually increase the availability of guns and call into question the validity of any “assault weapon” legislation, since those are exactly the arms required for militia service..."

M. Jackson Malware Exploits

Michael Jackson Spam Distributes Malware

Another interesting article:
How Malware Defends Itself Using TLS (Thread Local Storage) Callback Functions

Cash for clunkers - defense appropriations?

Senate votes 60-36 to keep cash-for-clunkers in bill.

US Senate keeps car sales stimulus in war bill.

The cash-for-clunkers bill is bogus and could be the topic of another post, but including it with the war appropriations bill seems like an obvious way to steamroll a boondoggle into action.

How Not to Measure Temperature - Fuzzy Math

From the WattsUpWithThat blog, How Not to Measure Temperature

Honolulu Ch.9 News story on record high temps

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Fuzzy Math

Cold Cash Trial to Begin

William Jefferson, Democratic former congressman from Louisiana, is charged with 16 felonies including bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering. The trial will be held before a federal jury in U.S. District Court in Northern Virginia beginning today. (more...)

Chinese Hold Mayor Nagin - Keeping Him Safe

The mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, is under lockdown in China.
Chinese hosts are screening his calls "to keep him safe."
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There's a battle over who's in charge in New Orleans.
"...Nagin has put the city's chief administrative officer, Brenda Hatfield, in charge of Crescent City business, but City Council members say that's the wrong move.
Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson said Nagin hasn't followed the City Charter during past trips out of the country. She said the charter dictates that one of the at-large City Council members should be in charge...."

Someone will need to be responsible for leaving busses parked in low areas during any potential emergency while Mayor Nagin is Shanghaied.