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Kay Brooks takes on the Tennessee Democratic Party’s attack on Lamar Alexander’s distaste for pursuing wind energy initiatives in East Tennessee:

Klein provides some interesting commentary on the rapid return of class consciousness...

It became increasingly hard to view Barack Obama as the “unifier” that he professes to be when he did not quickly disassociate himself from the maniacal Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Hat tip to Ben Cunningham on this story out of the Nashville City Paper:

The chairman of the Senate Education Committee’s move to broaden students’ eligibility for charter school attendance drew swift criticism Wednesday from some Democrats and the teacher’s union.

The Toronto Star has a collection of comments sent by readers about the ISP tax proposed by the Songwriters Association of Canada. Is $5 a month a good deal for unlimited file-sharing? Either the "no" side of the debate was the only one to write in, or the editors filtered the responses. In either case, it's clear many Canadians don't like the idea.

USA Today has a look at Borders' first of 14 concept stores set to open in 2008. The stores have digital centers where customers can download music and books, research family histories and print photos. The first opened in Ann Arbor; 13 other stores are set to open in ten states.

ACK at Volunteer Voters links to this proposed piece of legislation coming out of Kentucky:

Bill Would Require Women To See Ultrasound Before Abortion

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Women seeking an abortion would first have to undergo an ultrasound under a new bill proposed in Kentucky.

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