NewsTrust - U.S. White House - Today's PicksU.S. White House - Today's Picks - NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://www.newstrust.netWonder Land - Is John McCain Stupid- July 31, 2008 Wall Street Journal - Jul. 31 (Opinion) - Is John McCain losing it On Sunday, he said on national television that to solve Social Security "everything's on the table," which of course means raising payroll taxes. On July 7 in Denver he said: "Senator Obama will raise your taxes. I won't." This isn't a flip-flop. It's a sex-change operation.NewsTrust Rating: 3.4 from source rating - Review ItVisit NewsTrust About Sign Up Disclaimerhttp://www.newstrust.net/webx?14@@.10723503 U.S. in 'Heightened Alert' Stage- July 28, 2008 ABC News - Jul. 28 (News Report) - Government officials have been quietly stepping up counterterror efforts out of a growing concern that al Qaeda or similar organizations might try to capitalize on the spate of extremely high-profile events in the coming months, sources tell ABC News. Security experts point to next month's Olympics as evidence that high-profile events attract threats of terrorism, like the one issued this past weekend by a Chinese Muslim minority group that warned of its...http://www.newstrust.net/webx?14@@.106c9ed3 Crimes and Misdemeanors- July 24, 2008 Slate - Jul. 24 (News Analysis) - Each scandal is represented by a colored circle that encompasses the people who are implicated. As it's easy to see, many of the players here are mixed up in two, three, or more of the alleged crimes. Hence all the overlapping circles (Venn-diagram heaven!). The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated. For example, the wiretapping bubble ensnares George...http://www.newstrust.net/webx?14@@.1065b76d |