links for 2008-07-05

• Declaration of Independence
  (tags: usa)
• The Hockey News: Headlines: Panthers add Fitzpatrick, DeLory, MacIntyre, Beckford-Tseu to roster
  RORY!!
  (tags: canucks hockey nhl)
• The Hockey News: Headlines: Shocked by trade to Vancouver, winger Steve Bernier hopes to improve his game
  The Canucks obtained Bernier on Friday from the Buffalo Sabres for second-and third-round draft picks. The former first-round pick, who split last season between Buffalo and San Jose, learned about the deal while golfing in his native Quebec City.
  (tags: canucks hockey)
• FT.com / In depth - ‘Anti-China’ groups threaten Olympics
  It is also likely to further spur sweeping security measures in Beijing and other Olympic cities that some observers say could cast a chill over Games events.
  (tags: china olympics)
• Qingdao's frantic race to end algae nightmare - Yahoo! Singapore News
  It is likely a malfunction but it underscores the pressure facing the team of 10,000 soldiers and volunteers racing to clean up a foul-smelling green algae covering a third of the sailing course.
  (tags: china olympics pollution)
• Escape to New York a damning indictment
  This is about the future of the franchise and, right now, that future isn't very bright.
  (tags: canucks hockey nhl)
• Don't expect to see Brendan Morrison back either
  At one point, seven teams expressed interest in Morrison and a source indicated that the 32-year-old Pitt Meadows native is expected to sign a multi-year deal elsewhere and reject a one-year, $1.9-million US offer from the Canucks.
  (tags: canucks hockey nhl)
• Washington Times - Former Sen. Jesse Helms dead at 86
• Ultimate Edition 1.8 | Harty Hotrod