Daily Kos Elections Power Rankings: The Governors (home stretch edition), Steve Singiser Defense contractors already are reaping the bounty of the all new unwinnable war, Laurence Lewis Americans need more religion: The pecans, punching and paperwork edition, Susan Grigsby Where can you stretch your contribution dollars? These races give you bang for the buck, David Jarman The Civil War never ended. The neo-Confederate tea party fights on, Denise Oliver Velez Texas is not a Red state. It's a nonvoting state wanting a reason to vote, Egberto Willies A party in disarray: the California GOP can't find its ass with both hands, Dante Atkins How to fix our elections (hint, it does not include an ID card), Mark E Andersen As usual, Republicans are in corporations' pockets. Dem Senate candidates should hammer them for it., Ian Reifowitz
... President Obama has faced three times as many threats as his predecessors, according to people briefed on the Secret Service’s threat assessment.
The penalty for using an ATM that is not affiliated with your bank went up 5 percent over the past year. [...] Overdraft fees also surged, rising on average over the past 12 months to $32.74. That's the 16th consecutive record high, the firm said.
Overdraft fees also surged, rising on average over the past 12 months to $32.74. That's the 16th consecutive record high, the firm said.
Last month, the writer, actor and producer Lena Dunham started an ambitious project. Nearly 600 people responded to an open call for video auditions on her website, including a sand artist, a ukulele player, a cappella singers, gymnasts, performance artists and stand-up comics, even some exceptionally charismatic babies. The seven who made the final cut won't be making cameos in "Girls," Ms. Dunham's HBO show about Brooklyn 20-somethings. Instead, they'll be the warm-up acts — performing free of charge — on an elaborately produced, 11-city tour to promote Ms. Dunham's new book, "Not That Kind of Girl."
The seven who made the final cut won't be making cameos in "Girls," Ms. Dunham's HBO show about Brooklyn 20-somethings. Instead, they'll be the warm-up acts — performing free of charge — on an elaborately produced, 11-city tour to promote Ms. Dunham's new book, "Not That Kind of Girl."
The folks at Vale Wood Farms in Loretto have named a calf Baby Ben after the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback because the cow has a marking that looks like a No. 7 on its head.