A bison and a prairie dog face off in Wyoming.
The Secret Agent Brouhaha from the National Interest
"Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations. ... According to mainstream media and the FBI, a major Russian spy ring has been exposed and the members arrested. ... This story is simply bizarre, but it is also banal."
Why Job Growth May Be Better Than It Seems (David Leonhardt) from the New York Times
"Whatever happens tomorrow, though, it’s worth keeping something in mind: The official government statistics are probably understating job growth right now. That tends to be the pattern after recessions end."
Hey, On Health Care, Sometimes Government Works (Jonathan Cohn) from the New Republic
"Three months after health care reform became law, the political conversation hasn't changed all that much--except that, instead of arguing whether to pass reform, now we're talking about whether to repeal it. But, behind the scenes, the Obama Administration has been busy putting the law into effect."
Amid Church Abuse Scandal, an Office That Failed to Act from the New York Times
"In its long struggle to grapple with sexual abuse, the Vatican often cites as a major turning point the decision in 2001 to give the office led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger the authority to cut through a morass of bureaucracy and handle abuse cases directly. ... But church documents and interviews with canon lawyers and bishops cast that 2001 decision and the future pope’s track record in a new and less flattering light."
Seven Days That Shook the Vatican from the National Catholic Reporter
"It’s customary for the Vatican to empty its pipeline of pending business before the pope heads for his annual summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, which Benedict will do after his general audience next Wednesday. In itself, that usually makes for a flurry of news in late June, which was turbo-charged this year by dramatic events breaking in on the Vatican from the outside. Consider the torrent of big-ticket Vatican stories during the past week:"
Is Obama Really a Socialist? Some Say So, But Where's the Evidence? from Yahoo News
"So, is Mr. Obama trying to form The Socialist Republic of America? Or are the accusations mainly a political weapon, meant to stick Obama with a label that is poison to many voters and thus make him a one-term president? As is often the case in politics, the answer is in the eye of the beholder."
The Hidden Hand of Joe Biden from Politico
"When President Barack Obama announced in the Rose Garden last week that he had sacked Gen. Stanley McChrystal, he also made a point of telling his fractious Afghanistan team that he welcomed “debate” but would not abide “division.” The poster child for that all-for-one approach was standing directly on the president’s right: Vice President Joe Biden."
What is the Tea Party? A Growing State of Mind (Susan Page) from USA Today
"A year and a half after the idea of a Tea Party burst into view, three of 10 Americans describe themselves in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll as Tea Party supporters — equal to the number who call themselves Republicans — though many of them acknowledge they aren't exactly sure what that allegiance means."
OUTTER SPACE NUGGET!!
The First Photo of a Planet Outside Our Solar System from the Gemini Observatory via Gizmodo
"This isn't our Sun. This other sun is 470 light-years away from our home. Its name is 1RXS J160929.1-210524, and the orange sphere near it has been confirmed today as an orbiting planet. The first photo of an extra-solar planet."
Most cool!
AGING NUGGET!!
Longevity Genes Found; Predict Chances of Reaching 100 from National Geographic News
"A newly discovered suite of 150 "long life" variants in about 70 genes allows scientists to guess, with 77 percent accuracy, whether a person can live into their late 90s or longer, a new study says."
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