Friday Links

Thank the Intelligent Designer it's Friday; I've had a long week. Anyway, here are some weekend links for you. Science:

Special panel says state in midst of "epidemic'' of OxyContin and heroin use

Clostridium difficile infection is spreading from the hospital to the community

Deep in the Forest, Bambi Remains The Cold War's Last Prisoner: Deer Still Shun Iron Curtain Border, 20 Years After the Guards and Barbed Wire Vanished

Feeling grumpy 'is good for you'

Other:

What If Obama Didn't Need 60 Votes?

The real reason the climate bill is going to suck

Budget context

Reconstruction for the USA

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November

CONSERVATIVES STILL THINK YOU'RE ALREADY OVER-INSURED....

Can't Blame Black People For Gay-Rights Defeat This Time