Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention.

AP Accidentally Calls Lieberman A Prick

Fear, Procurement, Profit: Permanent War and the American Way

Solzhenitsyn Biographer: Cross-In-Dirt Gulag Story Never Happened

"the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd"?

CBC: Bombing in Algeria kills 43. "Al-Qaeda in Islamic North Africa, formerly known as the GSPC, grew out of an insurgency in the 1990s that left as many as 200,000 dead. Violence strongly diminished in Algeria in the early part of this decade, but attacks increased again after the GSPC affirmed allegiance to al-Qaeda in 2006."

Paul Krugman recommends the Urban Institute-Brookings Tax Policy Center's non-partisan analysis of the McCain and Obama tax plans. "Their new executive summary of the candidates’ tax plans, from which this chart is taken, tells you more, in 6 pages, than you’ll get from a hundred hours of talking heads — mine included."

Obama book falls victim to booksellers' rivalry

Homeland Security subverts new-citizen voter registration drive

"Cross in the Dirt" story stolen?

Response to 9/11 Offers Outline of McCain Doctrine

Clinton Odds 50:1; Bayh, Biden Top List as Democratic Candidate Keeps Pundits Guessing

Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race

Threat of Law: Strategy of 2008?: Liberal Group Tells Potential GOP Donors They're Being Watched

The Most Trusted Man in America?

Lawsuit Filed Against Gonzales & DOJ Officials

Unfortunate film trailer of the day

"Left Behind" Authors: Obama Not Antichrist

Ottawa man found dead in Denver with half a kilo of sodium cyanide. CBC. Denver Post. Ottawa Citizen.

Putin's war enablers: Bush and Cheney. Russia's escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of the Bush administration's long assault on the international rule of law.

Kristol: Colin Powell to Endorse Barack Obama

John McCain, Internet dunce

McCain ignoring calls to cancel controversial fundraiser

Suskind on America's Declining Moral Authority

Bush to relax protected species rules -- Plan takes scientists out of decision making on species status

7 worrisome signs for Obama

New Draft Democratic Platform Omits Mention of Gays and Lesbians

The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.

President Bush pressed his Olympic hosts to permit greater political and religious freedom, warning Chinese leaders they can expect to hear similar blunt talk from his successor.

Unfortunate Photo of the Day

Hillary Clinton's slur unearthed to hurt Obama

U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

The Olympics: Unveiling Police State 2.0

Spread John McCain's official talking points around the Web -- and you could win valuable prizes!

Tabloid's claims threaten Edwards' role at party's convention