Slog - Comments on The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495 posted by news intern Chris Kissel Settling our beef: U.S. agrees to regulate exports of beef to South Korea. Not buying it, Part 1: Iran says an attack by Israel is 'impossible.' Not buying it, Part 2: House and apartment rentals on the rise. The truth is out there: Mugabe says opposition group lied about political violence. Rail love: Amtrak ridership breaks records as oil prices climb. Pulling ahead: Newsweek poll puts Obama at 15-point lead. Barge dilemma: Mississippi River traffic halted in wake of Midwestern floods. Deteriorating situations: Youth Services Center falls apart as King County budget woes get... Copyright 2008 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:05:41 -0800 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:14:53 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Greg Yay! More Viaduct news! That's almost as good at drawing comments on Slog as pit bulls and youth pastors.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057032 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:41:53 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I know.

And no mention at all of the Fremont Solstice Parade today.

Sigh.

Dudes, seriously, GET OFF THE HILL SOMETIME!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057055 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057055 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:35:11 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo So the idea with beef is to continue to avoid testing for Mad Cow (lest we actually find it, which could be disastrous for the beef industry), and instead letting foreign buyers who don't trust the safety of our beef (because they've noticed that we've made a policy of not testing) have first dibs at the cows that are least likely to be diseased. Meaning all of us here in the states are correspondingly more likely to be eating the diseased cows that remain.

Yeah, this is much better than actually having a functioning regulatory system. Aces.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057069 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057069 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:14:07 -0800 Comment by Just the Facts Can we please have Dan's brother weigh in on the mood surrounding the Cross Town Classic? So glad we get WGN in Colorado.

Also, ChiFan, what's up with those ridiculous commercials?

]]> Just the Facts http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057071 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:30:31 -0800 Comment by PC http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10

showing NH for BHO now in the no toss up view.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057073 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:47:02 -0800 Comment by Act of war against Iran Iran can say it's impossible all it wants. The US is currently gearing up to make it quite possible, the latest being a bill calling for blocking shipments to Iran (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc110-362)

]]> Act of war against Iran http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057080 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057080 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:01:00 -0800 Comment by Both WA senators Both of Washington's senators are co-sponsors to that Iran war bill.

]]> Both WA senators http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057085 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057085 News Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:11:34 -0800 Comment by Nick No paper excerpt this time around?

Just kidding. EXCELLENT choice.

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_morning_news_495#c1057221 News Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:14:53 -0800