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I fear that my initial post is bound to prove underwhelming as I am currently wrestling with putting the January issue of Salt of the Earth e-zine to bed (Do stop by!). Enuf excusifying though, here's some issues I'm following today: US Bishops speak up on min. wage and stem cells, and while the prez puts the finishing touches on his well-leaked "surge" speech, anti-war folks are firming up their plans for resistance to same.