Federal Prosecutor John David Roy Atchison travels across the country in an attempt to rape a 5 year old girl, attempts, fails to hang self to death. I don't say "allegedly" because he is a government employee and so is rightfully presumed guilty of being a child rapist and should have no more chance to defend himself from the charges as the kid he thought he was going to have the chance to rape would have had. He bragged to the cops setting him up — court papers claim to have an electronic...

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor, "The Telegraph" Saudi Arabia has refused to cut interest rates in lockstep with the US Federal Reserve for the first time, signalling that the oil-rich Gulf kingdom is preparing to break the dollar currency peg in a move that risks setting off a stampede out of the dollar across the Middle East. "This is a very dangerous situation for the dollar," said Hans Redeker, currency chief at BNP Paribas. "Saudi Arabia has $800bn (£400bn) in...

In the National Review (spit) he writes that he's known all along that the Iraq war was a stupid idea. Never you mind that he has cheer-led like a little slut for it since 2002. Those dead kids are all your fault, jerk. Via LRC.

4:30 Central. Fresh off the Strippers for Ron Paul tour, Michelle Shinghal will set you straight.

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Well, she is a disgrace to all humanity. So I guess it makes sense.

All my arguing over these years destroyed with one big side kick. Shit.

It's always the war with you, isn't it, Charles?

Best. Jon Stewart. Interview. Ever. I will go ahead and assume that this is because of Rep. Ron Paul M.D.. Thank you again Dr. Paul.

for today: Steve Clemons and the guy from that UK study.. Tomorrow? Listen live here 11-1pm central. MP3 here.

by Anthony Gregory It seems as though, for all that conservatives have ever said about libertarians, their main critiques now fall into two categories: That libertarianism, radically applied, would mean America’s death at the hand of foreign enemies; or, that libertarianism is amoral. Now, it is quite interesting that some actually try to make both claims at once: If we followed libertarian morality too strictly, it would forbid us from slaughtering innocents abroad, and our ethics must be...

From the AP: "She said she could envision a day when 'you have to show proof to your employer that you're insured as a part of the job interview — like when your kid goes to school and has to show proof of vaccination.'" Thanks, Slim.