Week 3 Football Picks

Senate Panel Defies Bush on Terror
McCain stands his ground on CIA jails
House OKs measure to curb pork spending
House passes border fence
Inflation Relaxes on Moderated Energy Prices
Rep. Ney Agrees to Plead Guilty
Raul not Fidel Castro presides as Cuba assumes Non-aligned Movement chairmanship
Drought punishes crops in South
Consumer confidence skyrockets


Washington Times:  A skewed view of detainee rights
Hanson:  Those Saudi Students
Murdock:  Connected
Rahn:  Who is the freest of all?
Cillizza:  The Line:  Virginia Senate Seat Now in Play
Tancredo:  What We Learned From Randy Graf’s Win
LaRue:  Commemorating Constitution While at War
Bluey:  Coburn, Obama Pick Next Target:  FEMA’s No-Bid Contracts
Vranich:  All Aboard Fiscal Conservatism


Top 25
Cincinnati vs. #1 Ohio State
#11 Michigan vs. #2 Notre Dame
#19 Nebraska vs. #4 USC
#8 Texas vs. Rice
#15 Oklahoma vs. #18 Oregon
Iowa State vs. #16 Iowa
#24 Texas Tech vs. #20 TCU
Portland State vs. #21 California
#22 Arizona State vs. Colorado
Youngstown State vs. #25 Penn State

SEC
#6 LSU vs. #3 Auburn
#7 Florida vs. #13 Tennessee
UAB vs. #10 Georgia
Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt
Mississippi vs. Kentucky
Tulane vs. Mississippi State
Wofford vs. South Carolina
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Alabama

ACC
#17 Miami vs. #12 Louisville
Clemson vs. #9 Florida State
Duke vs. #14 Virginia Tech
Brigham Young vs. #23 Boston College
Wake Forest vs. Connecticut
Western Michigan vs. Virginia
Furman vs. North Carolina
NC State vs. Southern Miss
Troy vs. Georgia Tech