Congress: Stem Vote Showdown
Though polls show 70 percent of the public joins a boatload of scientists, Nobel laureates and legislators who support a bill expanding federal aid for embryonic stem-cell research, it's likely not enough to override Bush's veto. Expect Nancy Reagan on the scene. From
Wired News on July 16, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
Israel & Northern California
Plop a map of Israel over a map of Northern California, and this is what you'd see. If Jerusalem is at San Jose, Tel Aviv would be in San Francisco. Caesarea, where I stayed at the Sdot Yam kibbutz would be in Napa. The Lebanese border would run through Yuba City. Hezbollah rockets could hit Davis, about [...] From
Internet Time Blog on July 15, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..