Link Roundup

Today's link roundup...

On the home front:

• 2008 is the year of the cool-down.
  
• Recessions can be a good thing.
  
• Honoring the American flag.
  
• McDonald's throws full weight behind homosexual agenda.
  
• Parsing the pink arches.
• Pelosi pushes and the Pentagon bends on Congresswoman's partner flying on military plane.
  
• Kennedy fights for homosexual rights, too.
• Rezko trial, week 1 summary.
  
• Texas student attacked for illegal immigration homework.
  
• Open-borders advocates attack ICE agents.
  

War on Terror:

• If we close Gitmo, what then?
  
• Iraqis step up.
  

Around the world:

• Is Mugabe stealing the election?
  
• What's at stake with Colombian trade.
  
• Iran defiantly ramps up thousands more nuclear centrifuges.
  

Election news:

• Democrats look to expand majority in Congress.
  
• Obama leads in North Carolina.
  
• Clinton losing superdelegates.
  
• Obama supporters boo the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Hillary gets history wrong.
  
• Clinton pledges to expand homosexual rights.
  
• Top Clinton aide steps aside (partway).
  
• Rice denies VP ambitions (again).
• Obama leads Clinton nationally.
  
• Obama pledges talks with Iran.

Enjoy!