In Brief - April 2nd, 2007

Here is today's quick news digest with no wheat gluten:

• The Tribune Company has been sold to some rich guy.
• Burn, baby burn, says Apple. The owner of the Internet's most popular music store joined EMI to announce that the record label's whole library will be sold on iTunes free of cumbersome copying restrictions (DRM).
  
• The Supreme Court has rebuked the Bush administration in a landmark decision which says the EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
  
• Senator Reid has a pair, threatens to really cut off funding if Bush vetoes already passed appropriation. The Democrats mean business!
  
• Who is the state House Democrat that is leaking to the BIAW? And why is a sensible consumer protection bill being scuttled?
• Frank Chopp coming under increasing scrutiny over the aforementioned scuttling of the "Homeowner's Bill of Rights." It's fine to have a pair but your pair needs to make good deals, otherwise the base will be mad at your pair.
• Staggering sums of money raised by presidential candidates for both parties.

Finally, a Fox Noise poll asks burning questions like "should the Democrats allow MoveOn to take it over?" That's some real sharp social science going on there. Also in that poll, "Do you agree or disagree with hoisting babies on pitchforks?" It's like they don't even try any more.

And it seems the Mariners are well ahead of the Oakland Athletics in their first official game of the season, 4 to 0, thanks to a three run Richie Sexson home run.