The Evening Quickie.

'Dead' Climber's Survival Impugns Mount Everest Ethics. Man left for dead as 15 or more other climbers just ignored him and kept climbing.

Bush signed the "Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act," passed by Congress. More pandering to the fundies and another attack on the Bill of Rights.

Native Hawaiians Seek Right to Self-Govern. The new government would not be allowed to deny civil rights or set up gambling operations such as those allowed for Indian tribes on the mainland, so it would pretty much be a puppet government similar to the ones in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Sen. Mark Dayton from Minnesota told a Minnesota high school group he'd give himself an "F" if he had to grade his accomplishments in the Senate. "And I would give the entire Congress, of which I'm a member, an F for results." You know Congress sucks when its own members are boasting about how bad it really sucks.

Blair Bowed to U.S. Pressure in Speech, Paper Says. Tony Blair again bows down to his White House masters and changed part of his speech on attacking Iran and global warming.

Superheroes Span Red-Blue Divide. Politics and the world of comics collide. Spider-man and Captain America are tackling topics such as terrorism, war, and civil liberties.

Report: More than 2 million kids have HIV. "Without treatment, most children with HIV will die before their fifth birthday."

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