Attempts to reseal the Gaza border by Egypt aren't going so well, with police abandoning their posts and a bulldozer taking out more of the wall.
Dennis Kucinich is officially out of the race. Alex Hanna may have more on this later…
Bush keeps pressing for a long term force agreement with Iraq, intended to tie the next president's hands and make withdrawal difficult. I gotta say, I'm not too concerned about this. While it shouldn't be done, these things are never set in stone. And it's not like the U.S. hasn't broken our fair share of treaties. What's one more between friends?
There's a gold rush going on in Alaska. This is your gold-standard future, folks.
From The Blogs
For those who are a bit confused, the ACLU has a great rundown on what happened with FISA yesterday and what is needed for today. Keep making those phone calls people! Here's a list of targets.
Some more talking points and background on FISA from Matt Browner-Hamlin.
Ron Paul may be all but finished as a candidate, but his blimp still flies!
Video Of The Day
George Turner, who I had the pleasure of meeting at our happy hour this week, talks with Peter Levine of CIRCLE about the youth vote and the Internet. Most surprisingly, Levine feels the Internet will actually reduce civic participation. Not sure I completely agree…

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