Parts of Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown & Root may declare bankruptcy in the wake of an asbestos settlement and increasing scrutiny of its Iraq operations. Still, Dick Cheney's former employer deserves no sympathy.

Former NJ Governor Tom Kean, a Republican, and current chair of the 9/11 independent fact-finding commission, has issued a verbal bitch-slap at the Bush administration's pre-9/11 security lapses.

How do I get my daily bad news? Online, of course. Since I read about (and signed up for) the Progress Report from John Podesta's Center for American Progress, I've found it to be an indispensable resource on what's right with the left and what's wrong with the right. Another useful resource is TruthOut, which also sends out a daily e-mail of essential news.