More than just required reading today, I swear.

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BLOGS

The Onion scores major points with me with the “news” that the United States staged a fake coup to erase its international debt.

Rupert Murdoch plans to start charging for all of his online news sources.

The Moderate Voice on the cancellation of the F-22 program.

More representatives almost get lynched at town hall meetings, the DNC calls the constituents an angry “mob” but they’ll be disappointed to learn that over 60% of the country is a part of that angry mob.

ProPublica offers a new breakdown of promised stimulus spending divided by federal agency. It joins their stimulus breakdown by state and county.

The North Korean publicity coup probably means that we’ll be seeing more of the Clintons around.

AFF ONLINE

Michael Moynihan is all over Gibbs.

Katherine Mangu-Ward “Confessions of a Cash-for-Clunkers Scammer”

EVENTS

Mark your calendars way ahead of time – Reason’s next happy hour will be held in conjuction with FIRE and SFL at Philly’s favorite bar, Smokin’ Betty’s, on Friday August 28 at 5 p.m. Details here.

YOUR DREAM INTERNSHIP

The Foreign Policy Initiative seeks an intern in Washington DC. Details here.

For more, visit the AFF Job Thread.