no cigar
daily dos
sun 8/24/2008

(image by Bob Jagendorf via flickr)
- Food prices in the U.S. are expected to rise by 5 to 6 percent this year, the highest increase in nearly 20 years, according to the Department Agriculture. Prices are expected to rise well into next year.
- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama presented his running mate, 65-year-old Delaware Senator Joe Biden, this past weekend. Obama:"[Biden] brings extensive foreign policy experience, an impressive record of collaborating across party lines, and a direct approach to getting the job done."
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended "Operation Scheduled Departure," its voluntary deportation program, after only eight people turned themselves in during the program's first three weeks.
- Eight out of 10 likely McCain voters believe "gaining control of the border" is a greater concern than "legalizing undocumented workers," according to a telephone survey by Rasmussen Reports. Half of potential Obama voters favor controlling the border, while 3 out of 10 believe legalization for immigrants is more important.
- Check out a 360 degree view of Beijing National Olympic stadium, aka "The Bird's Nest." (via Metafilter)
- A few weeks back, the government of Venezuela seized the local assets of the Mexican company Cemex. Now Cemex is fighting back in court.
- Tiger Woods walks on water in a new trailer for the video game Tiger Woods 09.

