Today's quote . . .

"The President has the power to wage war but not against U. S. laws.... He is a President; not a king. " Russ Feingold (D-WI)

Today's talk . . .

Republican presidential debate summary
Rudy Giuliani and John McCain up, Romney down, Ron Paul out (with a big bouquet from Rudy for handing him the biggest set-up since the Olympic volleyball tournament).

http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment...31e779e&k=13521
Companion book to Live Earth shows coming out next month on recycled paper
"This innovative and practical handbook supports the crucial mission and message of the Live Earth concerts and aims to inspire each of us to play a role, to do our share, in confronting and attempting to solve the climate crisis"

http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?p...tions_T-LC5SE19
Understanding our world: Al Gore with Charlie Rose NYC 5/24
UPDATE: Due to overwhelming response, we have opened a remote location for patrons to participate in the event via closed-circuit television.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/al-g...4A20E83CFAF0%7D
Gore's green-investing partner goes for the gold
David Blood, who with former Vice President Al Gore runs an investment firm that speculates on environmentally friendly businesses, takes the prospect of running such a fund seriously.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1322.xml?ReleaseID=1064
Quinnipiac Poll - Ohio 5/16
Clinton leads among Democrats with 38 percent, followed by Obama at 19 percent, 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards at 11 percent and Gore at 10 percent.

http://groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1398
Gore Wars: Al strikes back with new book "Assault on Reason"
"Oh, we're going to hear the debate on this one for a very long time. The topic is absolutely fascinating — "

http://www.pollster.com/ATopDems.php
Top Democratic Contenders 5/13
Consolidated national poll samples of Democratic voters

http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27598
Gallup national Presidential poll 5/10-13
"Among 489 Democrats and Democratic leaners, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Sen. Barack Obama (35% to 26%) in a national primary; former V.P. Al Gore trails at 16%, Sen. John Edwards at 12%. In a two-way race, Clinton leads Obama 54% to 40%."

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_cookrt_2008_primary.php
Cook Political Report / RT Strategies Poll May 11-13
Among 402 Democrats, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Sen Barack Obama (35% to 24%) in a national primary; former Sen. John Edwards trails at 11%, former V.P. Al Gore at 10%. If Gore does not run, Clinton runs at 40%, Obama at 25%, and Edwards at 13%

http://www.livescience.com/environment/070...rctic_melt.html
California-sized area of ice melted in Antarctica in 2005
"Antarctica has shown little to no warming in the recent past with the exception of the Antarctic Peninsula," said Konrad Steffen of the University of Colorado, Boulder. "But now large regions are showing the first signs of the impacts of warming as interpreted by this satellite analysis."

Today's Climate Myth . . .

http://environment.newscientist.com/channe...-change/dn11646
The "hockey stick" temperature graph has been proven wrong
Most researchers would agree that while the original hockey stick can – and has – been improved in a number of ways, it was not far off the mark.

Today's lite read . . .

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18681897/site/newsweek/
Leveling the media playing field
According to researchers, more than 85 percent of talk-radio programming leans to the right—at least by the researchers' definition.