• Bush signs the government’s big mortgage bailout bill.
• McCain suddenly remembers he’s a Republican, decides tax increases aren’t on the table after all.
• Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R) sees his career slide further down the tubes.
• A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.
• Oil prices drop 16% in July.
• New drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease stops the disease in its tracks … maybe.
• Ex basketball ref Tim Donaghy foul’s out for 15 months after rigging NBA games.
• Don’t hurt the robot’s feelings.

Dave is so friendly.

• How Barack first found his groove.
• Choosing sides in the battle of the ballpark.
• China’s got a whole lot of shakin’ going on.
• Ron Paul plots a Republican convention revolution.
• A new book pulls hip-hop culture out of the closet.
• On thin ice …
• The Dali look-a-like contest has a winner.
• Speed Racer hits the skids.

The great unraveling.

• “Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton Attacks.”
• Dean tells Supes, “make up your friggin’ minds now.”
• Superdelegate Robert Reich (Bill’s first Labor Secretary) goes all Judas and endorses Obama.
• Supes play down Pennsylvania.
• Supes “worn out” by tone and length of campaign.
• Obama responds to the debate, promises to “get tough” with McCain in the fall.
• Colbert gets Hillary and Barack (same night, different segments, both very funny).
• Bill Ayers speaks! Well, he blogs, anyway.

IN OTHER NEWS:

• A Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.
• Headline of the week: “The Pope Tackles the Sex Abuse Scandal.” Really? Did he roll around on the floor with it too?
• Teenagers rejoice! Scientists think they have a cure for acne.
• Why is a member of the House of Representatives from Alaska slipping in $10 million earmarks for road upgrades to I-75 in Florida after the bill had been voted on?
• Flowers on the moon: Closer to reality.
• Secret blueprints for the new World Trade Center found by a homeless man rooting through a NYC garbage can.
• Batter up: Last night’s Rockies-Padres game went 22 innings, the longest MLB game in 15 years.

(Photo Credit: Franco Folini)

UPDATE: WP has posted a link in the comments section to a story about the Florida Legislature proposing a bill to ban “bumper nuts.” Good lookin’ out, WP!