Distraction checklist

Stories not to be ignored, while the Schiavo/Jacko drumbeat tries to white noise them out of our consciousness:

Looks like smooth sailing for the Wolfowitz appointment; no objection from "Old Europe"

It's Abu Ghraib all over the place, news courtesy of the Shrub's regular Friday nothing-happening-here document dump

Good news for lucky ducky unemployed 39-year olds; Army raises enlistment age for reservists to 39

If you like your fish mercury-flavored, good news for you too.

And then there's John Bolton...

Boston residents getting nervous about the safety of the Big Sieve Dig. Anyone in charge here? Mitt??