Storm the Hill 2010

Alright Republicans....do you support the troops or not?

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Yemen gas shipments to Boston stir worry - The Boston Globe

Knee-jerk reaction in this city. But Cape Wind is still waiting for approval.

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Warm welcome for troops at Bangor airport - The Boston Globe

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WTC emergency drill evokes memories of Sept. 11 - Boston.com

It was an emergency drill, yet the scene of hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other first responders hustling around the World Trade Center site Sunday evoked the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Pope warns of misuse of religion

Hypocrisy, thy name is Pope. Isn't he the biggest abuser of religion on the face of the planet?

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Border Park Visitors Face New Controls | CommonDreams.org

How is this not the Berlin Wall?

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Bombardier named in Buffalo crash lawsuit

this seems silly....but of course, Bombardier has the deep pockets, so it makes sense to sue them.

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FourFreedomsBlog - If the Shoe fits...

By now everyone has seen the video of an Iraqi reporter throwing his shoes at Bush's head. It bears rewatching. You can see it here. Go ahead, I'll wait... What a great way to start a Monday morning, watching Bush dodge flying footware.

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Mass company slashes benefits; blames Obama

It came to my attention Thursday that not everyone is pleased with the results of the election.

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Dead bear covered with Obama signs found at school - Yahoo! News

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Police at Western Carolina University and wildlife officials were investigating the discovery early Monday of a dead bear cub draped with a pair of Barack Obama campaign signs.

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Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Tampa Bay Rays Come Out for Obama

Barack Obama will be joined at an event today by several members of the World Series-bound Tampa Bay Rays at an event marking the first day of early voting in the Sunshine State.

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Obama sign taken from Chesterfield minister's yard, replaced with Confederate flag - News - inRich.com

Chesterfield County police are investigating the theft of a large Barack Obama campaign sign from the front yard of a Baptist minister. Someone replaced the sign with a large Confederate flag.

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Alaskans reel in $3,269 each in annual payout

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It's the season for Alaskans to be rewarded just for living there, and this year's take is extra sweet: $3,269, a record share of the state's oil wealth combined with a special cash payout to help with stratospheric energy prices.

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US election: Storm as Oprah says no to Palin interview | World news | The Observer

Oprah Winfrey, America's favourite daytime TV star, has refused to have Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a guest on her talk show.

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Suicide bomber kills 6 at Iraqi market; 54 are wounded - The Boston Globe

BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber struck an outdoor market yesterday in a northern Iraqi city, killing six people and wounding 54, police and hospital authorities said.

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t r u t h o u t | Going on an Imperial Bender: How the US Garrisons the Planet and Doesn't Even Notice

Here it is, as simply as I can put it: In the course of any year, there must be relatively few countries on this planet on which U.S. soldiers do not set foot, whether with guns blazing, humanitarian aid in hand, or just for a friendly visit.

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t r u t h o u t | The Anti-Obama Hate-Fest

The Republican Party, which has defined modern-day negative politics, was back at it again, bashing Barack Obama and the news media in an ugly display that rivaled the old days of Nixon-Agnew - or George W.

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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Dozens killed at Iraqi checkpoint

A suicide bomber has struck at an Iraqi security checkpoint in the northern Diyala province, killing at least 28 people and wounding 42 others, police say.

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Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent - Boston.com

WASHINGTON—The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.

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Daily Kos: The Wilson sisters say NO to the Republicans

I was very surprised to hear Barracuda being played at the RNC given the political views of the band Heart and, in particular, Ann and Nancy Wilson. These are strong women who've made their way in the men's world of Rock and Roll. They didn't let me down!

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Bush Arms Dictators Around The World

"In the last six years, Washington has stepped up its sales and transfers of high-technology weapons, military training, and other military assistance to governments regardless of their respect for human rights, democratic principles, or nonproliferation," according to a repo …

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Comcast caps bandwidth, others expected to follow suit

Comcast has decided to limit the number of downloads customers can make in a month, capping the bandwidth limit of Americans who access the web through the cable provider. Now other Internet Service Providers are expected to follow suit.

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Palin used 'Bridge to Nowhere' for gain, critics say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin was for the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it, a change of position the GOP vice-presidential running mate ignored Saturday when she bragged about telling Congress "thanks but no thanks" to the pork-barrel project.

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Sarah Palin, Wrong Woman for the Job

John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as running mate shows how desperate he is to distract attention from the fact that he is a cranky old man with nothing to offer but more of the same. Palin is a blatant pander for the women's vote.

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McCain's Dereliction of Duty -- In These Times

At a town hall meeting in Denver in early July, a Vietnam veteran asked presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) why he had opposed increasing healthcare for veterans whenever Congress had taken up the issue over the past six years.

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