59 American troops died in Afghanistan last month, while counterterrorism officials say there are less than 500 Al Qaeda in either that country or in the Pakistan tribal areas. And Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi takes on CBS's Lara Logan. Read about it here.
The Sierra Club is hailing a decision made by a Federal judge regarding the situation with the Army Corps of Engineers granting a permit for developers of a mall in Pasco County;
Hillsborough Dems did what their party chair said they would do : re-nominate John Dingfelder to be their choice to run in District 1 County Commission race – but tensions surfaced after that vote;
And contributor Chris Ingram has his as always unique take on local and state GOP politics;
the report here.
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.