Some interesting things today:

What's the true number of coalition deaths since end of the Iraq war? This article in E&P points to Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, which says 85 have died since May 2, not 33. (They're also counting non-combat deaths.) Is this the database I asked for last week?

Slate answers today's burning question: How do you pronounce 'Niger'?

Bob Graham's campaign stop in Roanoke featured NASCAR and bluegrass. How can he lose?

A new Florida blog: South of the Suwanee, on "Society, history, and politics".

LA Blogs covers the Santa Monica market tragedy.

Future of online journalism interview with editor of Online Journalism Review Michelle Nicolosi in journalismjobs.com. She says newspapers should embrace blogs.

Operation "Air Conditioner" group trying to help troops by sending staples, getting AC. Note Baghdad weather report at bottom of page. Looks like it's working.