[For partisan political reasons, Al Gore will take fossil-fueled trip to New Jersey]

In a Thursday afternoon e-mail to party supporters, Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Cryan wrote "Vice President Gore recognizes how important this election is to the future of New Jersey and to working families for generations to come."

"He also has first-hand experience with how far the National Republican Party will go to obstruct positive change in Washington," Cryan wrote. "Republicans have their sights set on New Jersey as a way to bolster their party and stop President Barack Obama's bold agenda for change."

Newsom wants to charge stores that sell sodas

(09-17) 20:36 PDT -- Calling soda the new tobacco, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will introduce legislation this fall that would charge a fee to retailers that sell sugary beverages.
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"We know we'll be sued," [how much will be spent on legal fees?] he said. "But I really believe this is important to do."
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In San Francisco, a soda tax would be just the most recent example of a long line of legislation intended to improve residents' health - a pattern some residents have complained smacks of a nanny state.

US battles for credibility on climate change [hoax] - Taiwan News Online

[John Bruton, head of the European Union delegation in Washington] "I submit that asking an international conference to sit around looking out the window for months, while one chamber of the legislature of one country deals with its other business, is simply not a realistic political position."