Blog Summaries

Steve Singiser summarizes the latest campaign news and polling data. Dante Atkins feels optimistic that progressives will prevail in a court fight over Prop 8.

Drudge leads with the 127-decibel noise from horns being blown at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Obama has asked for an additional $50 billion in emergency funds for state and local aid.

The Huffington Post banners a story on the next step in the Arizona illegal immigrant crackdown. Meanwhile, the United States has discovered a vast amount of valuable minerals in Afghanistan.

Erick Erickson praises Mike Pence's leadership on social issues. Vladimir wonders if Obama's "disdain" for Britain has clouded his judgement in dealing with the oil spill.

Josh Nelson argues that the BP spill has driven a wedge between the GOP and big oil. Meanwhile, David Dayen notes that Obama has asked for $50 billion in additional stimulus funds.

Jay Nordlinger notes Sarah Palin's support for Steve Forbes in 2000, seeing it as a sign of her belief in the free market. Mike Poterma weighs in on the controversy about building a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

Steve Singiser explores the problems of quantifying teacher quality. Dante Atkins recaps some of the intriguing story lines out of the California primary.

A South Carolina state senator used a racial slur against President Barack Obama and against Nikki Haley, who is a leading GOP gubernatorial candidate there. Amanda Terkel posts eye-opening pictures of the environmental damage caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Colorado Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff was most certainly offered a job to get out of the state's Senate primary, Carol Platt Liebau writes. Jillian Bandes is skeptical about the FCC's desire to "save journalism."

The federal government could take over private networks in the event of a cyber attack, if legislation introduced last week passes. Alex Wagner has a piece on what Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) and President Barack Obama talked about on Thursday.