May 6, 2009

* Biden tells AIPAC: Israel must back Palestinian state
* President Shimon Peres supports US diplomacy with Iran
* Obama meets with Presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan
* Dylan Ratigan joins MSNBC [9 to 11AM] starting June 29
* Maine becomes fifth US state to legalize gay marriage

* Athiesm quadruples among youth; historically 5 - 10%
* Patriot Act deprives teenager of due process [video]
* The crime rate today is equal to what it was in 1970
* Facts fit theory that Gauguin cut off Van Gogh's ear
* Tesla's Long Island Wardenclyffe laboratory for sale

* MetaFilter community weblog celebrating anniversary
* Illuminati has technology to engineer "fake rapture"
* Shocking to someone who's been in Europe for awhile
* Michael Savage listed with Fred Phelps and Don Black
* Iraq deputy prime minister Barham Salih uses Twitter

* Jared Diamond sued by subjects of New Yorker article
* Papua New Guinea photoset by Eric Lafforgue [flickr]
* Scenes from the 9th Circle of financial bureaucracy
* Franken deeply appreciates chance to meet with Biden
* Senator Sessions could support gay, pro-choice judge

* Senator Baucus tries to quell a stream of protestors