SpiderFarmer

St. Petersburg Times (Editorial) “Campaign of lies disgraces McCain” McCain’s straight talk has become a toxic mix of lies and double-speak. It is leaving a permanent stain on his reputation for integrity, and it is a short-term strategy that eventually will backfire with the very types of independent-thinking voters
that were so attracted to him.
Atlanta Journal [...]

In a scant few hours, scientists will make the first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider.
Live Webcast
This Metafilter post has a bunch of good info, plus some folks with boots on the ground covering the event.