14 February 2002

House approves campaign-finance reform bill amid spin-orgy: Fleischer claims credit for finance-form--if it passes--for Bush, despite White House's opposition to measure; House Whip DeLay decries it as weak, despite long strategy to weaken it.

Milosevic claims human-rights abuses, lynching by court; leads polls for People's Ugliest Humans.

Bush plan to curb emissions doesn't require participation, based on "common sense" that seems to defy Socratic method.

Government destroyed documents detailing massive debt to American Indians (financial; not longstanding "insult to injury" practice).

Shimon Peres has a peace plan he wants to sell to Sharon.

Salt Lake City finds downtown deserted despite Olympics, pleads for business.

Statistics on newspapers that adopted subscription-model online.

Woman finds art a great excuse for making out.

Web love: Slashdot chief CmdrTaco proposes to girlfriend on website; Writers Dooce and Blurb get engaged; Media darlings, Dean Allen and Gail Armstrong are mentioned once more.

Happy Valentines Day.