16 September 2008: Morning

McCain '07: I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time.

The Truth-O-Meter follows the candidates' claims, backing up and debunking where necessary.

Op: Since nobody seems to have noticed, 20 million Americans are going to lose employment-based health coverage under McCain.

Palin will not cooperate with "tainted" probe into the firing of her public safety commissioner in Alaska.

Op: Messianic U.S foreign policy created a clash of civilizations--Palin would help remake that mistake.

Clashes continue outside ceremony to mark formation of Zimbabwe's unity government.

This scenario is fictional and used to emphasize contextual challenges posed by emerging media environments. The Pentagon discovers World of Warcraft

After a year of corruption, distrust, and a war that has killed 2,700, Mexican police have renewed hope with new technology, leadership.

Indian judges are convicting suspects based on brain-scan interrogations--few lend credence to the untested technology.

Reporters say things like "You won't believe what I'm seeing!" and then they don't describe what they are seeing for the listeners. Hunkering down in post-Ike Houston.

Video: Asking 50 New Orleanians one question: "What do you wish would happen before the end of the day?"

David Gilmour pays tribute to his band mate, the late Richard Wright.

It's the time of the third and fourth rounds, the tournament's meat, the time of trench warfare and polysyllabic names. David Foster Wallace at the 1995 U.S. Open.

Video: Ninja cat comes closer while not moving!