25 August 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 25 Aug 2008 Story of how Biden's people pressed hard to get him on the ticket. I'm a Republican. But we're supposed to serve the people, not the party. Schwarzenegger concedes taxes must be raised to solve budget crisis. Ralph Reed's new political thriller predicts what would happen if the G.O.P. picked a pro-choice veep in 2008. McCain receives Daddy Yankee's endorsement, misunderstands "drill here, drill now" message. If the character of a campaign reflects the character of its candidate, then John McCain's character is not above criticism. Moscow says Georgia outcome is proof of its dominance, and that the West no longer exists as a unified force. The reality of integrated markets is being underscored. The U.S. and global economies are falling in unison. Concerning Phelps's next-to-last medal race: It's not who touches first; it's who triggers the sensor first. Gallery of startling German Beijing photos. Graphically mapping all the sponsors of the Beijing Olympic. (See also: online course on graphic design history.) "Forty-two essential Flickr abandonments groups dedicated to abandoned places, properties, and buildings." Attention New Yorkers! Buffalo is the new Philadelphia. Semi-scientific guide by Radar to the worst colleges in America.
