Links and Minifeatures 2008 07 29 Tuesday

Carnival of Real Estate (thank you!)

Video: UPS saves 3 million gallons of fuel by avoiding left turns.

What did I tell you?

One final book for Arthur C. Clarke, in conjunction with Frederick Pohl.

I'm not much for "Unknown author fleshes out story idea by big name giant" books, but Pohl is a giant on his own, and seems to have retained more of his peak form than Clarke.

The most famous problem in mathematics, Fermat's Last Theorem was finally proven for all cases in 1994.

Gas under $4 per gallon in San Diego:

No "Name that Party" mystery here: Ted Stevens indicted, longest-serving GOP senator

By comparison, when William "Freezer Cash" Jefferson was indicted for much more serious crimes, the AP story waited until the 12th paragraph to identify him as a Democrat - once. In this instance, they identify the party right in the headline, and repeat it at least six times in the article, just to make certain you know he's Republican. Just a little bit of uneven treatment.

He is accused of lying on his annual Senate financial disclosure reports between 1999 and 2006 -- an indictment that caps a lengthy FBI investigation that has upended Alaska politics

I don't have any quarrel with the indictment. Stevens is a corruptocrat, much like John Murtha, and Washington would be a better place for their absence. But it would be nice to have equal treatment of the two parties, instead of blatant partisanship from the press.

Armies of Liberation reports that the Yemeni courts have refused to release Mr. al-Khaiwani but admitted:

Al-Khaiwani was sentenced to six years term in jail over "writing articles against the president and possessing CDs supporting al-Houthi's rebellion and threatening the country's interests".

There is a reason freedom of speech is necessary, and Yemen's corrupt excuse for a government is one of the prime exhibits.

Richard Fernandez quite effectively questioning some assertions that many have made regarding the war on islamic fundamentalism.

Top Ten Things The Creep Me Out About Obama

Last I knew, Victor Davis Hanson was a Democrat, but he's certainly sounding like a McCain supporter here.

Refuting an anti Obama e-mail

Please, people, the truth about Barack Obama is more than sufficient unto the task. Don't over-exaggerate. You'll destroy the credibility of everyone saying anything vaguely similar - even though they are telling the exact truth.