Senate Democrats still short on answers after caucus meeting on energy bill - TheHill.com

“There was discussion about different ways in which to advance a bill, so people were putting ideas out. One was forming a group from different parts of the country and different committees to work on this,” Klobuchar said, but added it was not a “consensus proposal.”

“The main focus was there was a clear sense of urgency,” she said.

Graham won't negotiate on energy bill while oil spill influences politics - The Hill's E2-Wire

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday that he won't negotiate an energy bill between now and November because the politics of the oil spill does not "favor what [he] wants."

Clinton or Obama: Who's the bigger asset on midterm campaign trail? - TheHill.com

...It's also unlikely that former Vice President Al Gore will be welcomed by any Democrats in competitive races given the negative press attention that has followed the news of his separation with wife Tipper.

Harness the heat in a cool season - Spokesman.com - June 26, 2010

Mother Nature has been playing with us big time this year. She’s been generous enough to give us some good spring rain but the trade-off has been downright cold weather that has most of our warm-season vegetables sulking in the soil. Unlike a cranky kid though, the plants can’t take their marbles and go home; they are stuck.

The long-range weather forecast indicates that a La Niña event has begun and that means generally cooler weather into July with the possibility of a cooler late July into August when we normally get our warmer weather. This all boils down to the fact it may take some work to get things ripe in the garden.