Google is walking a file line with maintaining service in China since disputes over political censorship have strained their dialogue with the country's government.

A blog post today by Google reports that, although a simple redirect from the Google.cn homepage to Google.com.hk has worked well for most of the Chinese speaking userbase of the site, the Chinese government is none to pleased with the unfiltered results, and as a result may revoke Google's license to operate in the country.

Urban Prep Charter Academy is a different kind of school in Chicago. Founded in 2006 by Tim King, the school was meant from the start to put inner city youth into a better place: colleges.

The school has done exactly that. Out of 150 freshman who started in 2006, 95 lasted all four years at Urban Prep and another 12 students transferred in after freshman year.

The 107 seniors who make up the graduating class have achieved a remarkable 100% college acceptance rate.

The Secular Coalition for America has come out against Elena Kagan for Supreme Court Justice, citing her lack of vigilance in guarding the separation of church and state.

They have outlined five specific instances to show Kagan does not have the same judicial philosophy of Justice Stevens, including one instance where they claim she appears to "directly rebuff the church-state jurisprudence of Justice Stevens."

Ex vice-president Dick Cheney is in the hospital today after experiencing "discomfort".

We're not actually aren't sure yet if it was an actual heart attack. If it was it would be his sixth.

Here is a ridiculous summary of Cheney's health issues.

1978: Cheney had his first heart attack, when he was 37. This led him to quit smoking.

1984: Had a second heart attack.

1988: Had a third heart attack, this resulted in quadrupole bypass surgery.

November, 2000: Had a fourth heart attack which led to coronary stinting surgery.