- The real reason conservatives are angry at Obama
- Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3--"President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks." Will the GOP's obstructionism finally backfire?
- Debt Crisis Deepens as Eric Cantor, GOP Propose New Cuts
- It's Now Official: The GOP is a Party of Sixth Graders
- A translation guide for nutty GOP debt ceiling rhetoric Salon
- Republicans' no-tax purity problem
- Cornyn coaches GOP recruits on how to rebut Dem debt limit criticism--Not like how they mishandled the Medicare message.
- Murdoch Ties Start to Chafe British Leader--Journalism is supposed to be be the watchdog of government yet it's like the government is now journalism's bitch. NYT
- How News Corp. Received Billions In Tax Refunds--The American taxpayers ended up paying them. UPDATE: The author has retracted his column.
- News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB
- Keith Olbermann Details How Rupert Murdoch Blackmailed Him
- Senator John Rockefeller Calls for Investigation of News Corp--""I am concerned that the admitted phone hacking in London by the News Corp. may have extended to 9/11 victims or other Americans. If they did, the consequences will be severe." NYT
- 6 fake Democrats fall, setting stage for GOP recalls--Here's a top Republican justifying running them in recall races.
- Report: Prosser grabbed fellow court justice's neck during argument
- Wis. Gov. signs budget cutting education $1.85B
- The darkest chapter of Rick Perry's career: Did the potential presidential hopeful sign off on the execution of an innocent man? Salon
- Rick Perry Doubled Texas’ Debt, Then Balanced Budget Through Accounting Gimmicks
- Rick Perry’s Texas Thumbs Its Nose At Treaty That Even North Korea and Iran Have Honored
- Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube--Check out this quote: "[Mayor Ed Foster] said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn. H esaid that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year."
- Attorney says governor's budget cut is "retaliation" for her criticisms--"The chairman of a Newark program for abused children is accusing Gov. Chris Christie of personally targeting her when he cut $537,000 in funding for the program from the fiscal year 2012 budget."
- Former Temple City Mayor Sentenced to 4 Years in State Prison; Cathe Wilson Collapses in Court
