War and Piece: Interesting trail connecting McCain and his campaign manager Richard Davis to a Russian aluminum oligarch banned from the US for alleged organized crime ties and the pro-Kremlin side of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, through a Connecticut investment firm called Pegasus.

Connecting.the.Dots: A Starbucks/moonshine cocktail might be just the pickmeup Democrats need this year.

A Tiny Revolution: Sistani forbids long-term US basing agreement

Words of Power: The Crow Nation understands. So do some others. Get ready to strap it on people.

Happy Valley News Hour: Are John Hagee's statements really that offensive?

The Vanity Press: A takedown of the Tory rhetoric that's recently been imported into the American right.