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A request from my son reminds me of the degree to which kids these days tend to think in schedules.

Scott Walker's big victory bodes well for Republican prospects in November.

The too "hearty and well-fed" Lady Liberty, said Mark Twain, didn't reflect the "insults and humiliations" long endured by freedom. Edward Kosner reviews "The Statue of Liberty."

Latin American HT | “Border Safety Initiative” warns potential immigrants of dangerous hot summer temperatures and fast waterway currents.

Paul Craig Roberts | Purging the financial system of the gambling derivatives would vastly improve national security.

VOA News | Pakistan's foreign ministry says "the strategic disadvantages of such attacks far outweigh their tactical advantages, and are therefore, totally counterproductive."

The Daily | The 'Phantom Eye' can fly over 70 m.p.h. and can stay in the air for four days.

Daniel Hannan | On Europe’s periphery, monetary union means deflation, poverty and emigration.

Alexander Higgins | Spain’s budget minister has gone on the radio today begging for an immediate bailout.

huffingtonpost.com | In one state, the jobless now have to pay the government.

Kurt Nimmo | Demands internet service corporations police websites and search engines.

KVUE.com | Police chief to Louise Vybiral's daughter, Karen: "Bitch, did you not hear me knocking on your front door?"

AFP | Not to worry; teams of Canadian, British, and U.S. scientists say the risk "appears to be small."

latimes.com | Author wrote "Fahrenheit 451" and more than 27 novels and story collections.

Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars exclusively obtains Senators' notes from 1966 confab.

huffingtonpost.com | Organized retail crime involves shoplifting with the intent of selling the goods.

rt.com | Eugene Kaspersky's calls for a global effort to halt emerging cyber threats should raise alarm bells.

Marketing Week | Millionaire super-geek Sean Parker's new 'Airtime' has been described as "Facebook meets Skype".

huffingtonpost.com | Millions of dollars' worth of drugs smuggled aboard commercial flights.

Jonathan Weisman | All of the expiring Bush-era tax cuts should be extended temporarily in the face of a slowing economy.