The Early Morning Quickie

Restaurateurs See Faux Pas in Ban on Foie Gras. With all of the important functions that the city council for Chicago is in the midst of, they find importance in regulating food. Go figure.

If Democrats are truly a party of the people, please explain to me why Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is holding up a key AID's law renewal (the 1990 Ryan White Act)?

Losing a few pounds could mean gaining a few more years of life.

11 Air Plot Suspects Appear in Court With Tight Security. Time to trump up the false charges against the false terrorists. It's the false "war on terror" way of things.

U.S. Seeks to Expand Data-Sharing; preferring to now spy on the entire world. Big brother is going international.

Another GOP member, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), pops out a Hispanic racial slur on the campaign trail. Hey, these guys are getting quite good at destroying their own political futures.

Israel Shelves Plan to Pull Out Of Settlements In West Bank. It looks like Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is trying to pull a Bush and save his political ass.

Iran Pushes For Talks Without Conditions. Isn't all of this a waste of time with the neo-cons and the entire Bush Administration being hell-bent on a war with Iran?