“I believe we have a righteous wind at our backs”

Barak Obama is addressing the Democratic Convention in Boston. (Text)

ALSO: Viewers with sharp eyes might have caught a glimpse earlier tonight of former College Democrats Chair Jenny Nathan, who is on the floor serving as a page to the Michigan Convention. Also spotted, briefly after Obama’s speech, was former Michigan Daily photographer David Katz.

> Read about the convention at conventionbloggers.com.

University of Michigan FY 2003 Employee Earnings Posted

Ever wonder exactly what your professor was paid? How about the administrators and staff? You’re in luck since courts have ruled that it is in fact public data according to Freedom of Information laws. If you were curious what they earned in 2002, I have posted that data here. However, as the years go by, earnings change. Thus, here’s a 35,436-line spreadsheet containing the name, affiliation, and 2003 yearly earnings of every University employee:

> FY 2003 University of Michigan Employee Earnings (.xls, 5.06 MB) (link fixed)

Read my new Washington DC blog

Goodspeed Update 2.0 … although I may be blogging about DC elsewhere come August. Please send me or post as comments your thoughts on the content and design!

In DC?

I am!

WASHINGTON (AP) – Rain has put a temporary damper on the July 4th events scheduled on the National Mall.

In fact, the parade has been officially canceled.

All other Fourth of July activities, including the fireworks and the concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, are still on.

Line says the only thing that would cancel the fireworks would be high winds or severe, sustained lightning, and neither is expected by the time the show will begin.

More than 300,000 people were expected to crowd Constitution Avenue for Sunday’s Independence Day Parade.

> See WTOP for more info