Michelle Obama: "The truth is most Americans don't want much. Folks don't want the whole pie. Most Americans feel blessed to thrive a little bit, but that's out of reach for them. The truth is in order... more inside

Another anti-Obama campaign ad to balance the scales. This time it's not funded by McCain, but a seperate conservative group instead.

Following his trend of dodging questions all night long, Obama gives another non-answer.

Obama gave a roughly 40 minute speech in Amman Jordan loaded with stuttering and "uh" moments. The speech has been condensed into a 7 minute long montage highlighting these moments.

Looks like it was his decision, not an order from the Pentagon: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/pl_nm/usa_obama_germany_troops_dc

I don't expect this to make it out of the queue. Especially since the general sentiment here follows this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4392846.ece

A little perspective from the other side for everyone that seems to hold this view of Obama http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4392846.ece

A viral marketing promo for a new HBO show titled True Blood. They've also mailed out unmarked black envelopes with wax seals to random "high profile" bloggers in the sci-fi realm with viral messages, as well as packages with sample vials of TruBlood.

via: http://hight3ch.com/ "The Prius paradox is the idea that when you buy that car, you might be saving energy and have cleaner air in the city since the car is not polluting much but on a global scale... more inside

Here is an article that describes some of their latest findings: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625140649.htm

North Korea detonates a cooling tower at Yongbyon nuclear complex. It was supposed to show their commitment to stopping production of plutonium for use in weapons, but it would be easy to replace. Hooray for symbolism.