Things learned this morning by watching local news

Fred Thompson will announce his candidacy for President on September 6.

A Polk County judge has struck down Iowa's law banning same-sex "marriage," and gay couples are mobbing the courthouse here in Des Moines applying for marriage licences.

(The latter state of affairs will not stand, to use George H.W.'s phrase.)

An update on the gay "marriage" nonsense can be found here.

Voice of America's coverage of Fred's impending announcement can be found here.

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