{"id":5890,"date":"2011-09-20T00:03:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T07:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2011-09-20T00:03:50","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T07:03:50","slug":"open-thread9202011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/20\/open-thread9202011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/20\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was away at a meeting for most of the day, missing half of my sleep time, and I spent the rest of the day watching the video of the speech and digging into the details of the plan.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow I have errands to run and volunteer work to do.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today it took me 3:02 (average 4:24).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>The United States Army has officially announced tomorrow\u2019s repeal of Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell, indicating that \u201cgay and lesbian Soldiers may serve in our Army with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d The letter concludes, \u201cIt is the duty of all personnel to treat each other with dignity and respect, while maintaining good order and discipline throughout our ranks.<\/p>\n

It became official at 12:01 AM.<\/font><\/p>\n

From UPI<\/a>: <\/font>The United States is "deeply concerned" about alleged human rights abuses in North Korea, U.S. envoy Robert King said in Seoul Monday.<\/p>\n

I have no doubt whatsoever that there is valid reason for concern, but to have the moral authority for those concerns to matter, we must deal with our own human rights issues like capital punishment and refusal to prosecute Bush, Cheney, et al.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>The Justice Department said Monday that Texas’ state House and congressional redistricting plans didn’t comply with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), indicating they thought the maps approved by Gov. Rick Perry (R) gave too little voting power to the growing Latino population in the state.<\/p>\n

Republican racism here.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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