Fresh Alaska news: Go to Celtic Diva's blog

Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis is the place to go for freshly-caught news about Gov. (and recent Repub Veep nominee) Sarah Palin and other Alaskan politicos (and political shenanigans. The Diva was a fellow blogger at the DNC in Denver and her photos are much better than mine. Check out the blog at http://divasblueoasis.blogspot.com/

For more prog-blog views on Palin, Palin's baby, Palin's teen daughter's baby, Palin's husband's sled dogs, and all sorts of other Palin ephemera, go to Lefty Blogs and click on the Alaska posts. Daily Kos has been abuzz with news (and non-news) about the Repubs.

Homes raided in Minneapolis prior to RNC

Hey, I thought I was finished with convention blogging. I almost forgot about the upcoming RNC in St. Paul, Minn. The Republican's fun began today in Minneapolis.

Read "Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis" at Glenn Greenwald’s site at http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/30/police_raids/index.html.

Get more updates from the mnblue blog at www.mnblue.com

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has more at www.startribune.com