The James Logan Courier

By Jay Root and Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

MEXICO CITY _ The two leading candidates in the most contentious presidential race in modern Mexican history each declared victory late Sunday after exit polls and a government "quick count" showed the contest was too close to call.


Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), announces his victory in the Mexico presidential elections in Mexico City, Mexico, Sunday, July 2, 2006. Obardor claimed he had defeated his opponent, National Action Party candidate Felipe Calderon, by almost 500,000 votes. (Heriberto Rodriguez/MCT)

Asteroid 2004 XP14, a half-mile wide chunk of hard rock travelling at 40'000 miles an hour, will miss the Earth by a few hundred thousand miles, Monday.


Asteroid 2004 XP14 will come close to hitting Earth today.

Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his criticism of public land policies and advocacy of environmental issues. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West".

Click to hear an interview with Edward Abbey, from wiredforbooks.com


A Voice in the Wilderness (1993), a video biography of Abbey, is available from the producer, Canyon Productions