Salazar says he'll back Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ken Salazar is risking the ire of some fellow Democrats by pledging to support incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut in November's election whether or not he wins the Democratic primary.  —  Lieberman, a centrist and stalwart supporter …

HEELLLPPP!!  *&!!  —  The NYT is reporting that Joe Biden will bring his bleached teeth and hair transplants to Connecticut to campaign for Holy Joe (and that's the last I want to hear about "outside interference" from Camp Lieberman).  He'll be joined by fellow Alito-lover Ken Salazar, and sadly, Barbara Boxer:

Venezuela's Chavez planning arms-for-oil trip to N. Korea  —  North Korea and Venezuela are discussing a strategic alliance motivated by a common goal — expanding anti-American forces.  —  During Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in late July …

S.Korea media: More N. Korea rockets ready  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has three or four more missiles on launch pads, South Korean media reported Thursday, while Japan said there was no sign the communist state was planning another immediate launch of a long-range rocket.

Mexico election - liveblogging the District counts  —  The 300 federal election District Committees are reporting their vote package counts.  Remember, they are not counting vote by vote.  The votes from each casilla (poll) are sealed in "paquetes" and may not be opened except in 4 very special cases.