NP: Primus, Miscellaneous Debris

Could this become a regular feature? Who knows. I'd have to, you know, actually keep track of how many times I say that.

Iraq News Worries Some in G.O.P. on '06 (New York Times)
They're just figuring this out now? I guess the Ohio race was important.

His Saxophone Is Silent, His Life Is in the Balance (New York Times)
Wow. I wouldn't call myself a big Michael Brecker fan, but he's probably one of my preferred jazz saxophonists from the eighties on forward. I sincerely hope he finds a donor match.

OLN Picks Up Hockey After ESPN Declines (Washington Post)
Call it a hunch, but this seems awfully significant. OLN had nothing other than the Tour de France and what, fishing before this? Now they have one of the big five national sports leagues, six if you include soccer. Between this and the emergence of the local Comcast sports networks, the sports broadcasting landscape is changine quite a bit.