USS Olympia, one-of-a-kind steel cruiser, battles for survival – CSMonitor.com

wow

Supreme Court Clerks, Like Justices, Lean Left or Right – NYTimes.com

hmmm

When blue-collar pride became identity politics – Joan Walsh – Salon.com

hmmmm

Tortured Mexican kidnap victim says: ‘I would sit there wondering how people could be that bad’ World news The Observer

dear Lord!

Keeping the faith: how bleak is the future for Catholicism? World news The Guardian

the thing that struck me is that the Catholic church is pushing no condoms , in Africa!!!!
what the Fuck?
Maybe that’s OK in Kenya but there are a lot of Catholic countries where HIV is running wild, how, in good conscious can the Church recomend people do anything except protect their own health?
Jesus christ, can we say bad idea?
Assholes.

Blitz 70th anniversary: Night of fire that heralded a new kind of war World news The Guardian

Why ‘Islamophobia’ is less thinly veiled in Europe – CSMonitor.com

hmmm

Mideast Crisis Looms Over Israeli Settlements : NPR

sigh

Official: Obama backing research tax credits – Politics – White House – msnbc.com

huh

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections – Face The Nation – CBS News

now, they are panicccing?
where the feck have they been for 2 years???

Basque Separatists Announce Cease-Fire : NPR

huh

Blowout Preventer May Hold Clues to Oil Spill – CBS Evening News – CBS News

uh-huh

Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday | Reuters

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Obama reasserts commitment to helping middle class
zzzzzzzz

The polarizing president

hmmmmmmmmmm

Muslims tread carefully around proposed mosque near ground zero – CSMonitor.com

hmmmmmmmm

In struggling housing market, buyers and sellers are out of sync
$ign of the times

Obama promises new jobs initiatives, slams GOP – CNN
ho-hum

In Baghdad, police chief explains why it's tough to enforce the rule of law – CSMonitor.com

mmm-hmmm

Climate-change assessment: Must try harder | The Economist

that libereal bastion the economist!

The Preppy Handbook: Updated – Newsweek

hmmm

Blackwater Created Shell Companies, NYT Reports – CBS News

of course it did

Zakaria: Why America Overreacted to 9/11 – Newsweek

logic falling on deaf ears

Craigslist Blocks Access to ‘Adult Services’ Pages – NYTimes.com

interesting

Obama Pledges To Work For A Thriving Middle Class – CBS News

mmmm-hmmmph