Hope you're all keeping cool during this heatwave. How hot is it? It's so hot, the trees are whistlin' for the dogs.
EcoWatch: Fracking: Coming to a Cemetery Near You!
Government is Good: A Day in Your Life
OEN: Romney's Disastrous Prescription For the Black Jobless Crisis -- And if you've missed it, Esquire's Charlie Pierce re-writes Mitt's stump speech.
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