of possible interest to readers of this LJ....

States Sue Bush Over Kid Insurance
By TOM HESTER Jr., AP

EAST ORANGE, N.J. —
Several states said Monday they would challenge the Bush administration in federal court over its new rules that block the expansion of a health insurance program for children from low-income families.

Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Washington are joining in the litigation, either as plaintiffs or by filing supporting briefs.

The states object to rules issued by the Bush administration in August that make it harder for them to provide coverage to children in middle-income families by limiting the total income of families who participate.

The states accuse the administration of overstepping the federal government's authority to set income limits for participants in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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also, for those of us who are Winos, er, Wine Snobs...

A Hiccup in Screw Tops’ Acceptance
By ERIC ASIMOV

"...screw caps, it turns out, have their own issue. It can be summed up by this forbiddingly opaque bit of wine jargon: reduction. Please bear with me as I try to explain what that means."

Interesting stuff. And any article that opens with a quote from Grant Burges I'm going to pay attention to. The man makes good wine.