Obama Economic Team: Get Out of Town
[Guest post by Kara Brandeisky] In The New York Times, Binyamin Appelbaum and Helene Cooper report that the Obama camp is split on how to move forward on economic issues: READ MORE >>
The Atlantis space shuttle’s planned landing tomorrow marks the historic end of the Space Shuttle program. But it’s also another significant anniversary in space exploration: 42 years ago today, humans first walked on the Moon. Apollo 11 left earth on July 16, 1969, landing on the Moon’s surface on July 20 and returning to Earth four days after that. READ MORE >>
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[Guest post by Kara Brandeisky] The Mitch McConnell plan is pure politicking. The mechanism—a “resolution of disapproval”—sounds like a parody of Congressional proceedings. But Republicans get to run ads suggesting they voted against raising the debt ceiling. And President Obama gets to prevent default and economic catastrophe. Everybody wins. READ MORE >>
Who Can Save the Space Program? Stephen Colbert.
Today, the last space flight of NASA's 30-year shuttle program takes off. The shuttle, Atlantis, is now expected to launch at 4:26 p.m eastern time, and with the program coming to the end, a “generational battle” is brewing over the future of the space program. READ MORE >>
Last night, Phoenix suffered a massive dust storm. Videos show a wall of dust moving across the city. The dust was a nearly a mile high and about 100 miles wide, and even more storms are forecast for tonight. READ MORE >>
