paid pages on washingtonpost.com

A bit sketchy, although I guess they sometimes allow this sort of thing in the print edition (like magazines often do)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/advertisers/russia/

news I'm following

Obama's speech Thursday in Cairo - the small possilbity be could better our relationship with Muslim countries was a major reason for my support. This speech is big.

Hudson River dredging - the fight with GE was at its height when I was living in Albany. The dredging (the first part) has finally begun...

Senate sides

Here's a thought: why do the Deocrats and Republicans have to have sides on the Senate floor? Let's seat them by geographic locationand not sides of the aisle. They may actually talk to each other.

ironic

Microsoft was forced to separate IE from Windows - like this will somehow stop a monopoly. While Apple constantly touts the greatness of their integrated of hardware and software solution all from one company.

Ohio Holds Public Redistricting Competition

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/628012

Cool. Ohio's Sec of State is sponsoring an open, public competition to fairly redistrict the state. Mapping and other software offered free to contestants.

(Senator) Burris

This latest news that Burris basically did promise money (helping him fundraise) to get the seat is mindblowing. It made so much sense not to seat the person Blagojevich picked. I still don't understand why the Senate Dems agreed to seat him. Was it purely to have another Dem vote? Quinn could have named the Senator the first day he was in office, and this new person could have still voted for the recovery bill...