9/5 Morning Communiqué

THESE DAYS

A Vermont schoolboy was within his rights to wear a t-shirt depicting President Bush as a chicken and accusing him of being a former alcohol and cocaine abuser, an appeals court ruled.

Australian scientists are working to develop an artificial uterus in which grey nurse shark embryos can grow without being cannibalized by their siblings.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Follow the adventures of a religious rodent as it battles the ACLU, Democrats, and abortion rights advocates at Faith Mouse.

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TIME WASTERS

How to eat a zebra in 40 minutes (graphic)

Top 5 World's Most Successful Cars Ever

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"We Irish try not to make too much of a fuss about celebrities."

-- National University Galway President Iognaid O Muircheartaigh, on his school's newest student, 66-year-old American actor Martin Sheen