Kathleen Parker: "Is the political environment becoming so toxic that we could see another Timothy McVeigh emerge?  No one knows the answer, but fears that anger could escalate into action beyond the ballot box are not misplaced."

Pro-life Democrat Robert Hay thinks so, and he has some evidence to back it up: "On Wednesday, Nebraska Right to Life became the most recent organization to show that partisanship was more important than pro-life issues. The group announced it would endorse Governor Dave Heineman in his next election due to his overall record on … Continue reading Is Nebraska Right to Life Engaging in Partisanship?

PBS: "Residents of southern Sudan, an area that is already semi-autonomous, will vote in January on whether to separate from the north. But many issues -- from how to distribute oil wealth to even where the border would be drawn -- still must be resolved."

NY Times: "For the first time in decades, researchers are reporting a significant drop worldwide in the number of women dying each year from pregnancy and childbirth, to about 342,900 in 2008 from 526,300 in 1980.  The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet, challenge the prevailing view of maternal mortality as an intractable … Continue reading Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe

AP: "More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report."

Norman J. Ornstein's Washington Post op-ed highlights and dismantles some of the silly arguments made by key Republican figures against the President.   

2010 Multi-state Survey on Race & Politics: "Led by Prof. Christopher Parker, the 2010 Multi-state Survey of Race & Politics examines what Americans think about the issues of race, public policy, national politics, and President Obama, one year after the inaugurationof the first African American president." "...the Tea Party, the incipient movement that claims to … Continue reading Tea Party: Tea with a side of racism

The Daily Beast: "En route to commemorating one of Poland’s most traumatic events of the 20th century, a plane crash killed the Polish president and numerous senior officials on Saturday morning. All 97 people on board were killed in a crash landing near the Russian town of Smolensk as members of the Polish government were … Continue reading Tragedy Devastates Poland