Some 30 foreign United Nations staff in the west region of Darfur have withdrawn due to threats from the Janjaweed militia, who are accused of killing and raping villagers and driving two million people from their homes. Here’s hoping the president, who claims “Hotel Rwanda” is his favorite movie and that such a thing “wouldn’t occur on his watch,” is paying attention. Just a reminder: In the last 18 months, the UN estimates at least 180,000 people have died in Darfur of illness and malnutrition.

Robert Blake today proved what we learned from O.J. so long ago. When it comes to beating a murder rap, Puffy was right. It really is all about the Benjamins. (By the way, that headline comes from a line in the song. But if you were a down-ass, hardcore gangsta ballin’ fool like me, you’d already know that. Holla!)

In case the Arctic Refuge disaster hasn’t given you enough information about the current administration’s environmental priorities, here’s an interesting list of accomplishments from the Natural Resources Defense Council.