News and Notes

• United for Peace & Justice, along with MoveOn.org, is mobilizing a large ant-war rally in Washington, DC the weekend of January 27th-29th. Click here for details.

• On MLK Day in Norfolk, VA, several dozen service members joined peace activists to call for an end to the war in Iraq.

• UnevenKiel.com has his weekly post up, focusing on the words of Dr. King. We encourage our readers to check the site weekly for insightful commentary on a variety of issues.

• The Bush Administration has been firing federal prosecutors, and is preparing to use a little known provision in the Patriot Act to appoint interim appointments who are not subject to Senate confirmation and who could remain in place for the remainder Bush's time in office.