Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Alabama Says "Trust Us," I Say "No": Why the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Is More Necessary Than Ever: via HuffPost http://huff.to/13nieP3

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Frenzy over Russian meteor sparks memory of an explosion that shook Melrose

http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/20/frenzy-over-russian-meteor-sparks-memory-explosion-that-shook-melrose/CChsDITY1IsUiBXQYBsp0I/story.html

It is a moment that John S. Lewis remembers well, nearly 60 years ago, when a “powerful blast wave” rocked his Melrose neighborhood.

Gas prices are on a mysterious climb

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gas-prices-are-on-a-mysterious-climb/2013/02/19/26298f84-7ade-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html

Gasoline prices have risen to within a nickel of $4 a gallon in the District as pump prices nationwide have been marching higher — the result of refinery closures and maintenance, lower oil production by Saudi Arabia, market anxiety about tensions in Iran and Iraq, and guarded optimism about the prospects for economic recovery in the United States, Europe and China.

Supreme Court Takes Case on Overall Limit to Political Gifts

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/us/politics/supreme-court-to-hear-campaign-finance-case.html?hp&_r=0

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a challenge to federal campaign contribution limits, setting the stage for what may turn out to be the most important federal campaign finance case since the court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United, which struck down limits on independent campaign spending by corporations and unions.