Author: blksista

From the Guardian via HuffPo: Tony Blair came under carefully choreographed public and private pressure from Gordon Brown’s closest supporters yesterday to set out the timetable for his departure in the wake of dire local...

Original at DailyKos. This news is at least a few hours old, from the Associated Press: A timeline pieced together by Senate Democrats shows that the Bush White House knew as early as 8:30 a.m. EST, August 29. The first internal...

As the body of Coretta Scott King lies in state to be viewed by thousands over the next two days in the Georgia State Capitol rotunda in a singular honor denied her husband in death 38 years ago, controversy still swirls about...

Original at DailyKos. It’s becoming more and more obvious that Mitch Landrieu, currently lieutenant governor of Louisiana, is about to run against Mayor Ray Nagin in the municipal election scheduled for April 22. Says...

Original at DailyKos, and hat tip to AmericaBlog for reminding me, and to Scout Prime for doing the legwork. Oh, yeah.  One more thing about the Bring New Orleans Back Commission that I failed to emphasize in previous...