news roundup

alright. that's it kids. we can stop stresssing. according to the ap, the kids of america have picked john kerry for their new president. don't scoff -- for the past four presidential elections, the kids have correctly picked the next president.
read the article. it's actually quite interesting. including a quote from linda ellerbee, the host for nick news:

"Kids aren't dumb, they're just younger and shorter," she said. "In fact, last election, a boy came up to me and said, `We picked George Bush to win, and he didn't really win. Al Gore won the popular vote, so we were kinda wrong.' Quite an observation."

oh, if only adults could be as open-minded as kids...

in the same vein of politics, a story from the new york times on the clash between scientists and the current administration. the idea for the story was sparked by the 48 nobel laureates who actively supported kerry for president, something most never do. i already dispise the bush administration, but it's nice to see a balanced, well-written article that ends up still showing what a crock this current admistration is. the dems not to publicize well written articles like this and drag the republicans through the mud on some worthy shit instead of the nickel-and-diming that the republicans win on so often.
i mean, come on. almost every other industrialized nation has signed the kyoto treaty, there's tons of research that points to humans' contributions to global warming, but the united states refuses to?!

sigh. but i ramble and digress.

onto less fiery topics:

• newsday reports that some young american muslims are trying to start a reformist progressive islamic movement....


• according to the kansas city star, it seems that rosa parks may not be the person who was all fired up about her being mentioned/referred to in the outkast song. (i thought the suit was ridiculous anyway.)....


• and the new york times says that the key west is getting just a little less gayer and a little less raunchy, thanks to conservative rich folks moving in.