Links of the Week 25 May 2008

Top Five
In no particular order
Young Filmmakers Explore America’s Cultural Identity: http://www.baystatebanner.com/issues/2008/05/15/arts/arts05150841.htm

Britain’s Got Talent

Something light to make you smile and dance.

Republicans and Our Enemies: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121150000249615875.html
An Op-Ed by Joe Biden, Jr. the Senior Senator for Delaware.

Giant ‘telescope’ links London, New York: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/22/scope.project/index.html
Someone dug a hole to the other side of the world. I still remember when I tried to dig to China when I was little.

Cindy McCain in Vogue: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/05/22/am.cindy.mccain.vogue.cnn
I have said before and I will say again I like Cindy McCain and I support her decision not to release her tax returns, though it looks like she has released her 2006 returns.

Politics
Obama: Don’t fund independent groups: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10315.html

Superdelegates Turned Down $1 Million from Clinton Donor: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/19/superdelegates-turned-dow_n_102450.html

Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/obama-draws-record-crowd-in-oregon/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Obama’s oldest daughter is getting tall.

Talking Points Memo – Hillary’s Concession Speech Planned…Early Draft Leaked: http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/05/hillarys-concession-speech-pla.php
This post is a call for Democratic Party Unity.

Convention Do’s and Don’ts House Ethics Committee Outlines Limits on Freebies: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002881273

Supporter Says Clinton Getting Desperate: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Democrats and Our Enemies: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121132806884008847.html?mod=Commentary-US
An Op-Ed by Joe Lieberman, Senator from Connecticut.

International
Myanmar to Grant Entry to Medical Teams from Asian Group: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=214900036

Business/Economy
SUVs plunge toward ‘endangered’ list: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/23/dumping.suvs/index.html