News & Comment

Juan Cole reviews the outing of an Al Qaeda mole in some detail.

MaxSpeak watched the 1971 Kerry vs. O'Neill debate and shares his impressions, as well as a link to where you can find it on the net. Next, he takes one, two, three swipes at unspinning the official line on the tax cuts.

Atrios points out a Gadflyer account of an evening in the 'No Spin Zone' with angry conservative Brent Bozell, and a Kerry-Edwards press release asking which campaign is in touch with 21st century threats?

Warblogging discusses FBI surveillance of protestors.

Daily Howler takes down the media frenzy over the sensitivity debate.

DailyKos answers the question of just how negative the Bush campaign really is.

Suburban Guerrilla shares the comments of a journalist on the Valerie Plame leak.

Electrolite finds a letter indicating that Kerry may have won the anarchist vote, and points to a Guardian article surveying the British public's attitudes about family leave policies.

If you love to despise Ann Coulter, World O'Crap explores her latest wingnuttery.

BOPnews: It's apparently being reported in the Arabic language press that Pakistani authorities are close to capturing Osama bin Laden. The income gap is steadily rising, and it isn't helped by the fact that the few new jobs being created tend to pay less than the jobs they're replacing. Another reason oil prices are so high - demand is rising fast as economies like China's rev up.

Josh Marshall talks about the implications of the Swift Boat attack ads.