We’ve searched through the fog to deliver you your Monday morning links.
- The U.S. played Portugal to a 2-2 draw in the World Cup on Sunday. A last-gasp goal for Portugal set up by Cristiano Ronaldo snatched away a knockout round-clinching victory for the Americans. ESPN runs down the many scenarios in play for the U.S. to qualify for the next round.
- The Milwaukee Air and Water Show’s weekend-long game of “Will they/Won’t they?” ended in air show cancellations on both Saturday and Sunday due to fog. In the words of Andre 3000 (coming to Milwaukee next weekend with OutKast), you can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather.
- The Huffington Post — and your Facebook timeline — reminded you this weekend that “Nobody Eats And Drinks Better Than Wisconsin.” No argument here.
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Craig Gilbert wrote that last week’s jobs report, which ranked Wisconsin 35 of 50 states in private-sector job growth, may be a bigger election-year headache for Gov. Scott Walker than the “criminal scheme” allegations from the (currently halted) John Doe investigation.
- Secretary of State John Kerry is in Baghdad meeting with Iraqi politicians today, and here is the latest New York Times headline on the crisis in Iraq: ‘Relief Over U.S. Exit From Iraq Fades as Reality Overtakes Hope.’
