GA-Sen: EMILY's List Endorses Michelle Nunn

Huge news: we're endorsing Michelle Nunn for the U.S. Senate race in Georgia. Not only will she be a great senator for the people of Georgia, but she will also be the first woman senator elected from the Peach State -- if we get behind her today.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/26/1233909/-GA-Sen-EMILY-s-List-Endorses-Michelle-Nunn-D

Not Enough Attention

Last Thursday I was driving along, listening to the radio. The speaker was telling of the bravery of Antoinette Tuff, the woman who kept a would-be murderer calm as he told her that he was ready to die that day.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/26/1233750/-Not-Enough-Attention

In Defense of Cory Booker

Liberals, at least some of them, have a problem with Cory Booker, the next senator from the great state of New Jersey.

http://prospect.org/article/defense-cory-booker

Veterans to get help paying rent

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin along with Representative Nick Rahall announced that Raleigh County received more than $105,000 in federal money to provide rental assistance for homeless veterans.

http://www.woay.com/News.aspx?nid=7889

Update on sequestration cuts for veterans

On July 31, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel outlined the results of the Pentagon's Strategic Choices and Management Review - a four-month directed review of budget planning options in light of sequestration.

http://www.newberryobserver.com/view/full_story/23452136/article-Update-on-sequestration-cuts-for-veterans?

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This online feature may include questions adapted from my weekly live chat. It's also an opportunity for me to answer questions I couldn't get to during the discussion.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/a-new-parent-feels-overwhelmed-but-a-solid-financial-plan-will-help/2013/08/26/db974d06-0e5f-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html

ruth_eglash

The episode, part of a series of educational programs offering school children the chance to learn about various professions, took five kids ages 10 to 14 and let them spend a somewhat scripted and stage-managed day with the prime minister, his family and his entourage.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/26/watch-israeli-leader-netanyahu-starring-in-his-own-reality-childrens-show/

October 1 is Obamacare's soft launch

Oct. 1 has become a pivotal date in the media coverage of the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/26/the-white-house-says-obamacare-begins-on-october-1st-not-really/

The problem with colorblindness

There is no more shallow, hollow, or soulless way to think about human beings than in terms of their skin color.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/08/26/the-problem-with-colorblindness/

Gov. Christie guest hosts WFAN sports-talk show

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie throws out a ceremonial first pitch before the Little League World Series Championship baseball game between the United States and Japan on Aug. 25. / Matt Slocum, AP New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sounded like he had a lot of fun Monday, guest hosting for the second time on WFAN , the sports-talk radio station.

http://www.thestarpress.com/usatoday/article/2698955

33 Shocking Facts Which Show How Badly The Economy Has Tanked Since Obama Became President

Barack Obama has been running around the country taking credit for an "economic recovery", but the truth is that things have not gotten better under Obama.

http://www.ksfo.com/common/page.php?pt=33+Shocking+Facts+Which+Show+How+Badly+The+Economy+Has+Tanked+Since+Obama+Became+President&id=12743&is_corp=0

Toll rises in Mexico migrant train accident

Donald Trump is blasting New York's attorney general as a "political hack," and says he personally reviewed instructor applications for his "Trump University."

http://www.wate.com/story/23256392/toll-rises-in-mexico-migrant-train-accident

Finally, a Service to Track Viral GIFs

MTV's annual pageant of music and weirdness, The Video Music Awards, aka the event of the teenage late summer , happened again last night.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/finally-a-service-to-track-viral-gifs-like-the-weird-ones-from-last-nights-vmas/279026/

U.S. v. Texas and the Strident Language of the Voting Rights Fight

The Justice Department's lawsuit is the latest battle in a nasty political war between the Obama administration and its most conservative critics.

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/-i-us-v-texas-i-and-the-strident-language-of-the-voting-rights-fight/278564/

MPs say Cameron must go to Commons to debate Syria as Britain and U.S. prepare

Britain and the US are set to launch missile strikes against the Syrian regime in retaliation for its barbaric chemical attack on civilians.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401933/MPs-say-Cameron-Commons-debate-Syria-Britain-U-S-prepare.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

I, Pedophile

It was shortly before 3:00 a.m. on May 30, 2012 when I turned off my computer for the last time.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/i-pedophile/278921/

Post-Sandy rail upgrades to be studied

The U.S. Energy Department is investing $1 million to look into improving New Jersey Transit's train system after superstorm Sandy.

http://www.app.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.app.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013308260092%26nclick_check%3D1

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Facebook users with an appreciation for schadenfreude got a kick out of this story from Caitlin Dewey: An unemployed Palestinian developer named Khalil Shreateh exploited a bug to leave a public comment on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wall after the security team failed to get back to him several times.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/25/switch-reader-mark-zuckerberg-should-thank-the-guy-who-hacked-his-facebook-page/

US overhauls process for recognizing Indian tribes

The Schaghticoke Indian Tribe leader believes its fortunes may soon be improving.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/08/25/3166777/us-overhauls-process-for-recognizing.html

Thousands march in Washington to mark 'Dream' anniversary

They gathered under crystal-clear skies that set a summer standard for perfection, transfixed by more than a score of speakers whose soaring rhetoric about the pursuit of freedom and justice was inspired by a standard of perfection set 50 years before.

http://www.advocate-news.com/ci_23938264/thousands-march-washington-mark-dream-anniversary

ruth_tam

Jindal's comments came after Sen. Tom Coburn said at a town hall on Wednesday that Obama was getting "perilously close" to an impeachable offense.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/08/25/jindal-on-impeaching-obama-i-reject-that-kind-of-talk/

Syria agrees to UN probe of purported attacks

This Aug. 21, 2013, file image provided by by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show several bodies being buried during a funeral in a suburb of Damascus, Syria.

http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/08/25/2648099/syria-militant-vows-revenge-for.html

U.S. official: chemical weapons likely used in Syria

There is "very little doubt" that a chemical weapon was used by Syria against civilians in an incident that killed at least 100 people last week, but the president has not yet decided how to respond, a senior administration official said Sunday.

http://www.saukvalley.com/2013/08/25/u-s-official-chemical-weapons-likely-used-in-syria/aaathzq/

Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington.

http://www.newstimes.com/news/politics/article/Youth-see-march-anniversary-as-chance-to-lead-4759424.php

Howard Dean: - God Help Us' If Ted Cruz Becomes President

On CNN's "State of The Union" Sunday morning, Howard Dean discussed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) by saying "God help us" if he ever does get to be "anything other than the senator from Texas."

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/08/25/Howard-Dean-God-Help-Us-If-Ted-Cruz-Becomes-President

Fracking health project puts numbers to debate, suggests air pollution may be bigger concern

A project examining the local health impacts from natural gas drilling is providing some of the first preliminary numbers about people who may be affected, and the results challenge the industry position that no one suffers but also suggest the problems may not be as widespread as some critics claim.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/221005021.html

UPDATE 1-U.S. spy agency bugged U.N. headquarters -Germany's Spiegel

The U.S. National Security Agency has bugged the United Nations' New York headquarters, Germany's Der Spiegel weekly said on Sunday in a report on U.S. spying that could further strain relations between Washington and its allies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/25/usa-security-nsa-idUSL6N0GQ0HZ20130825?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

Five years in, Obama faces a world far different than what he once envisioned

Nearly five years into his presidency, Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/five-years-in-obama-faces-a-world-far-different-than-what-he-once-envisioned-1.1425925

Blatter: FIFA set to move 2022 WCup from summer

Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta operates much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

http://www.ktvn.com/story/23249638/blatter-fifa-set-to-move-2022-wcup-from-summer

On climate change, think for yourself

The weather of Maine has changed. More rain, more humidity, more violent storms and more extremes of hot and cold.

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/08/25/opinion/on-climate-change-think-for-yourself/