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Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:06 AM CST

Since they don’t know when they’ll be in space again, NASA has decided to extend Discovery’s stay[*1] in space by one day. Much the same way Snookums and I decided to stay an extra day in Paris a while back.

Related: NASA can’t even keep foam on their gigantic Thermos bottle, and they think they can make it to Mars[*2] ? How about getting out of the way and letting Burt Rutan and private entrepreneurs have a crack at it?

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:05 AM CST

Slow news day. He’s healthy[*1] .

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:04 AM CST

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter sighted in Birmingham, England.[*1] He can’t resist attacking his own country – he never can, when a Republican is in the White House.

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:04 AM CST

Tampa Bay wins the Worst Series[*1] . Unfortunately for Kansas City, the series has one more game to go, this afternoon in St. Petersburg. Royals need to go 43-15 to finish .500, 25-33 to avoid 100 losses.

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:03 AM CST

In case you missed it, the struggling liberal radio talk network is accused of embezzling nearly half a million Dollars of government money[*1] which was intended for a community center. Air America apparently is saying they’ll pay the money back. But why did they have the money in the first place?

Hat tip: Free Republic[*2] .

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:02 AM CST

Bombay area reeling under monsoons[*1] .

Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and flooding after Tuesday’s torrential rains cut off the state from the rest of the country. Rainfall was as much as 37 inches in parts of Bombay.

Observations from a columnist who is there[*2] .

It was a sight that I had never imagined possible. The airport highway, the main artery that connects Bombay to other cities, had come to resemble a river. The water was neck-deep. Cars were submerged. Cows and buffaloes struggled unsuccessfully to stay above the water level. And everywhere I looked, there were people: ordinary, decent people faced with no option but to brave the water and to walk home, no matter how far the distance or how great the risk.

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 09:01 AM CST

What’s in it for Missouri?
$467.5 million[*1] , not including over $400 million of authorization to pour money down a light rail money pit in St. Louis.

For South Dakota?
$1.3 million total[*2] , including completing the Heartland Expressway to connect Rapid City to Denver, and completing the Eastern Dakota Expressway to connect Aberdeen to I-29.

Mmm, the smell of fresh pork!

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, July 31 2005 @ 08:58 AM CST

Iraqi constitutional commission wants another 30 days[*1] .

The main points in dispute include such issues as federalism, dual nationality and the role of Islam.

Here we go again with the timetable thing. The article makes it sound like the delay is a serious setback for the U.S. Sure, we are disappointed that the Iraqis may miss the arbitrary August 15th deadline, but isn’t it more important to give the Iraqis the time they need to work things out on their own?