Hurry Up And Wait
Guantanamo Bay detainees face delays and more delays due to lack of lawyers and various legal complications. [ New York Times ]
Also facing delays: our nation's air travelers, now that the FAA is making sure airplanes are actually getting inspected. [ New York Times ]
Bush has decided to reduce soldiers' romantic tours of duty in Iraq from 15 months to 12. [ Washington Post ]
Palestinians believe an ostensibly pro-Israeli Barack Obama might have a little secret love for them, too. [ Los Angeles Times ]
Yahoo may be partnering with AOL to fend off an acquisition bid by Microsoft; in the meantime, Microsoft is talking with News Corp. about mounting a joint bid for Yahoo. [ Wall Street Journal ]
With climate-change believer John McCain the presumptive next head of the Republican party, Republicans may have to acknowledge this "global warming" thing is not a hoax. [ The Hill ]