What's the news across the nation?

Joe, at Americablog, has a good summary of yesterday's news:

Mass kidnappings in Iraq:
The usual mayhem in Iraq:
The Dow dropped almost 200 points on inflation fears:
Islamic militants prevail against our allies in Somalia:
Katrina residents still can't come home:
oil prices rose again: $73.23.


The only thing he missed is the Supreme Court's decision to re-decide about school busing. Of course, the decision to hear the case was just about as predictable as the eventual outcome, given the new members of the court.

Bye, bye affirmative action.