++ Preteens opting for sexier costumes. Which, I'm not a prude, but the oversexualization of little girls kind of freaks me out.

++ Ha, now there's a War on Halloween.

++ US promised Blackwater guards immunity, officials say. Oh, HELL NO.

++ In his wife's campaign, Bill Clinton is a free agent.

++ Candidates widely split on Iran.

++ Fred ( Read more... )

I know it's really late, but I was at work and shopping for bridesmaid's dresses all day, so I missed whatever happened. Skimming my RSS feeds, here's a couple links that stuck out to me.

++ Many states seen facing water shortages.

++ Iran war drumbeat grows louder.

++ House leaders hope to rescue health bill.

++ Obama fundraiser defects to ( Read more... )

Hello chickadees! Last night, in grand fashion, I graced my presence on the governor's ball that was held at the Baltimore Convention Center at the Inner Harbor.

( Review + Photos! )

As of 10:16pm EST:

++ In Rhode Island:
Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, his political career at risk from a more conservative challenger, led in early returns Tuesday in a contest that could be crucial in the larger fight for control of Congress ( Read more... )

Rhode Island has all the attention, but there are actually primaries going on all across the country.
Rhode Island's independent-minded Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee confronted stiff opposition Tuesday in his bid for a second term, the latest race with a moderate targeted by his own party's hard-line critics ( Read more... )

The anonymous Republican Senate candidate quoted in this article today?
On the Iraq war: "It didn't work... We didn't prepare for the peace ( Read more... )

Just a couple links this afternoon that I had to share.

++ WaPo op-ed columnist Eugene Robinson asks, "Israel has the right to defend itself -- but how can this utterly disproportionate carnage be anything but counterproductive?" Interesting and thought provoking questions, even if you support Israel in this conflict. (For the record, I don't ( Read more... )

Republican Senatorial candidate Michael Steele has some interesting choices in campaign donors.
The fundraiser thrown for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele on Thursday night, while ordinary in most ways, struck some African American leaders as notable because of the host ( Read more... )

Duncan drops out, citing clinical depression, lack of funds and underdog status.
Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan dropped out of the race for governor today, saying he has been diagnosed with clinical depression ( Read more... )

Sure, they'll pay lip service to being an all-inclusive party, but when it comes down to election day? Not so much.
Bad news for Michael S. Steele, the leading Maryland Republican candidate for Senate in November: The scuttling noise he hears on Election Day could be the sound of tens of thousands of white Republicans crossing over to vote for the ( Read more... )