The “Jersey Girls”, the five 9/11 widows who effectively pressed for a 9/11 Commission, endorsed Kerry Wednesday. One of them, Kristen Breitweiser, arguably the quintessential “security mom,” may be the most powerful advocate for Kerry in the country. Click here to read her interview with CNN’s Judy Woodruff.

Click here to read Gov Dean’s statement on Bush and DeLay’s failure to renew the Assault Weapons Ban. Gah, this is just one of those situations where you have to ask why on earth anyone would want to let this crucial piece of legislation lapse.

And randomly, urgh! He’s a Wharton student? (video here).