++ In New York City, attacks escalate in final mayoral debate.

++ California voters are continuing to sour on the Governator.
By and large, the survey found the public siding with organized labor and its Democratic allies in their clash with the Republican governor. Only about a third of likely voters favor Proposition 76, his flagship proposal ( Read more... )

Headlines from all over the place.

++ In its neverending quest to annoy the fuck out of me, PETA is resuming their "eating meat = genocide & slavery!" ad campaign. Because earth logic waved bye-bye to PETA decades ago.

++ The vice chairman of the Massachusettes Republican party has been charged with drug money-laundering. Nice ( Read more... )

More Jon Stewart for you!
"The Daily Show," comedian Jon Stewart's popular deconstruction of U.S. nightly newscasts, has struck its first full-scale overseas syndication deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4 ( Read more... )

God Bless Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_July_2005_London_explosions

Looks like this is the most thorough and constantly updated news source. Also the least hysterical and conclusion-jumping.

BTW, for people in DC? We're back on "orange alert" for ( Read more... )

For those who just woke up or have been offline, there were a series of 4 coordinated terrorist attacks in London today that have killed at least 37 and injured more than 700 ( Read more... )