stray bullets

Some crude but slick social engineering led to one of the biggest art heists in Canadian history (via); Daniel Schorr has some seasoned thoughts on lobbyists, insiders and the fall presidential race; Take a peek at the Obama Mansion Birdseye, and while you're at it, see if you can tell me what the building across the street with the round roof is... not that I really care myself, I just wonder what certain people in this country might say if that is what I think it might be; and on a lighter note, here's a picture of a naked mole rat.