Daily Dish

Senator Norm Coleman is now calling for the resignation of Kofi Annan, raising the heat a bit. The Belmont Club notes it is not just the Kofi that the Senator is criticising, but the ability of the UN to police itself. And Hindrocket ads a lawyers perspective. Meanwhile, Captain Ed evaluates proposed changes to the way the UN Security Council works and finds them, um, lacking.

The National Review thinks that Europe is ignoring the deadly stakes involved in negotiating with Iran. And Michelle points out that Iranian bloggers are being arrested.

US troops are finding more caches of chemical weapons in Fallujah.

Rwandan troops have been spotted in the Congo.

Hamas will boycott the elections in Palestine, and Abbas says a renewal of peace talks with Israel should occur after the elections. I guess he's pretty confident.

Dean takes a look at claims of Democrat abuse while Mfume steps down as NAACP chief.

Big Trunk over at Powerline says the decision by the 3rd Circuit in the Solomon case, allowing federally funded institutions to ban military recruiters from campus, is plain wrong. The Washington Post weighs in on pot and Federalism. And the Title IX gender bias case was argued before the Supreme Court yesterday.

Confessions of a Stray Cat.

Author Steven Barnes discusses the lack of progressivity in the ostensibly progressive realm of SciFi.

Cell phone hangs up on drunks. Too bad 911 can't do the same.

Belief in Santa results in good kids.

If you outlaw science, scientists will become outlaws.

Band members complain about seeing their fans' boobies. Yeah, right.