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Vice presidential picks matter (Portsmouth Herald)
For years I've been dining out on the story of the 1988 vice presidential debate, where Lloyd Bentsen literally cleaned Dan Quayle's clock and#8212; "You're no Jack Kennedy" and#8212; resulting in a huge increase in his own approval ratings and virtually no...
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Presidents and sports at the White House (Yahoo! Sports)
The White House has no shortage of recreational options for its overworked and hyper-stressed occupants.
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Stu Bykofsky: A right turn (Philly.com)
THE MYTHOLOGY of the year 1968 A.D. is a black hole so powerful that objectivity can hardly escape it. What follows is drawn from research, from impartial sources and from my personal memory.
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Sarah Palin Mattered (Susan Estrich via Yahoo! News)
For years I've been dining out on the story of the 1988 vice presidential debate, where Lloyd Bentsen literally cleaned Dan Quayle's clock — "You're no Jack Kennedy" — resulting in a huge increase in his own approval ratings and virtually no bump at all for the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket.
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The almanac (UPI)
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008.
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The almanac (Moldova.org)
Today is Sunday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2008 with 52 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include astronomer Benjamin Banneker in 1731; Russian author Ivan Turgenev in 1818; architect Stanford White in 1853; actor-comedian Ed Wynn in ...
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Garish, magnificent tat: it puts a thong in my heart (Times Online)
Obama ’08 has left behind it a treasure trove of memorabilia. Our correspondent revels unashamedly in the kitsch of campaigns and cannot wait for some new White House souvenirs
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White House Trivia: Would ya believe it? (Independent)
According to the US Constitution, the only actual requirements for a person to be president are: 1) Must be over 35 years old; 2) Must have lived in the United States at least 14 years; and 3) Must be a natural born citizen. Note that there's no mention of gender or ethnic origin.
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Electoral College for dummies (CNN)
As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide who your state's Electoral College delegates support.
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Why we vote on Tuesday... and other election fun facts (The Yahoo! Newsroom via Yahoo! News)
You've studied the issues and cast your ballot. Now all that's left to do is bide your time until the results start coming in for John McCain and Barack Obama. To help you in that effort, we introduce a list of election fun facts for your brain-candy pleasure.
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