Prisoners Keep Going We Can't Take Care Of Our Own
California boasts three booming economic markets: technology, Hollywood, and prisons. The prison system was dealt a serious blow when judges ruled that massive overcrowding was preventing inmates from receiving adequate healthcare. The population must be reduced by 36,000 to 57,000 inmates. [ Los Angeles Times ]
The Obama administration follows Bush's lead when it comes to rendition, a policy that has the ACLU and others hoppin' mad. [ Wall Street Journal ]
The French are bailing out a couple of hometown auto makers, which irritates the Germans. [ Reuters ]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejadsayshe'll sit down for talks with the US, but what does thatmean? [ BBC News ]
The final death toll for the Australian bush fires may hit 300, the prime minister warned. [ The Age ]
Yay the stimulus bill is about to pass! But committees will still have to reconcile the House and Senate versions, and in the end the only thing the bill will promote is more five-dollar footlongs. [ The Economist ]