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The Senate has approved of a ban on partial-birth abortions. This law flies in the face on a ruling by the Supreme Court that struck down a state partial-birth abortion ban three years ago. The House is expected to pass this bill, and the shrub is expected to sign it.

Bowling for Columbine stands a good chance of winning Michael Moore an Oscar. If this happens, then whatever speech he gives in acceptance could politize the ceremony, and bringing Moore's message to a billion viewers. Cool! If this happens, brace yourself for the the tidewave of idiocy from the right. The bloody screams of "Hollywood idiot" will be heard for miles.

The Pentagon slipped a proposal into the fine print of the 2004 military budget that would exempt them from Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, among other things.