I know, I know, there’s a sex scandal in D.C. but life goes on (and ends) elsewhere in the world.

Typhoon Xangsane is a wilder. It has practically drowned parts … [Keep reading >>]

No, of course not. All Republicans are not dirtbags. However, the numbers who are, and who are being seen as such, is increasing. Those who are pretending … [Keep reading >>]

David Corn, at his website, provides this painting done by a Cambodian man who experienced the torture, along with some photos of an actual device, now in a museum, that … [Keep reading >>]

On Monday it will be announced that the latest polling, done by Stan Greenberg, shows Jerry coming from 10 points down in July to a slight lead, even among “Republican … [Keep reading >>]

Maybe the defenders of the American Way — those braggarts who won’t send their kids to “defend” us in Iraq — could at least send those same kids to pick … [Keep reading >>]

The Des Moines Register thinks its time to stop fighting terrorists as our primary means of countering terrorism: “Whatever eventually happens in Iraq, ending the U.S. occupation is essential to … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Jennifer Prestholdt and Laura Young remind readers why the death penalty has lost its steam: “Minnesota’s last execution was a botched hanging in 1906. One … [Keep reading >>]

Will has been on this for days. The Guardian’s Suzanne Goldenberg has been covering the spat between Woodward and the Pentagon over the volume of attacks in Iraq: “The … [Keep reading >>]

This will surprise none of you, except perhaps the specificity. Why are these machines a private enterprise monopoly? The boys and girls of Linux fame could certainly build … [Keep reading >>]

Jumpin’ Jehosephat! What’s up with these my-morals-in-your-face Republicans?

Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote … [Keep reading >>]

“On 41 occasions different team members have seen the bird. We heard that double knock, it’s a sound the ivory-billed makes that no other bird makes, but we didn’t get … [Keep reading >>]

I was greeted this morning by full color, above the fold, center column photos of Hewlett Packard’s former Chairwoman, Patricia Dunn in both the N Y Times and the S … [Keep reading >>]