Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are Louisiana 1976, shayera, jennyjem, dadanation, srkp23, joyful and grog.

The World

• beanking11 has a report from the Front Lines of PEPFAR: From Haiti. (shayera)
• Two informative diaries on world affairs: Shane Hensinger writes on Eritrea - Regional Menace in East Africa and rbile tells us that Shell-Shocked Somalis Reject Washington's "Counter-Terrorism". (joyful)
• Marcion fills us in on the expansion of the so-called GWOT and wonders where the Democratic outrage is, in Great Game Update: Offensive in Pakistan expands, new strikes, new threats. (srkp23)

Energy, Green and Biology

• A Siegel brings Kossacks some despicable examples of greenwashing in Oily Green: Time for Washing up Some Washington Greenwashing. (shayera)
• webuyitgreen spins a tale of semantics and illustrates why 'slightly improved' just isn't good enough in On the Lighter Side: The War on Greenwashing. (jennyjem)
• Will drilling in more places improve our fuel supply? tin41 says in The Oil Drilling Debate that there's much more to this matter than the usual talking points. (Louisiana 1976)
• iampunha delves into the fascinating life of Nobel Prize-winning botanist Barbara McClintock in June 16, 1902: Corny — or amaizing — science. (jennyjem)

Politics As Usual, Or Not

• johne compiles an impressive heap of evidence concerning a Colorado Congressman and his connections to a certain lobbyist in The full Abramoff monty and Bob Schaffer's involvement - Russert free diary. (jennyjem)
• A double-shot from the "Derailing the Straight-Talk Express" file: existenz compares and contrasts McCain '08 v. McCain '74: Selling Himself Out on Torture, and Avenging Angel's detailed Studies Refute McCain's 30 Gitmo Recidivists Talking Point. (srkp23)
• The Coming Democratic Earthquake has Phil In Denver looking at the next generation of voters (Generation Y) and their likely impact in shaping America's future political landscape. (dadanation)

The Family: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

• Dad's Best Jokes is an excellent Father's Day piece by MillieNeon, in which she fondly tells us of her father's wonderful sense of humor. Her anecdotes brilliantly make him come alive. (Louisiana 1976)
• kyledeb points out that while we're on the road to marriage equality, the journey isn't over in MTV Street Team '08: Marriage Equality For All? (jennyjem)
• andydoubtless takes a look at some important proposals to help people meet their retirement needs, in Obamatirement and You. (srkp23)

jotter gives us the day's High Impact Diaries - June 15, 2008, while Elise has Top Comments: Distractions.

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