Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Has Barack Obama texted you yet? He sent me a text message two days ago that read: "Barack Obama is proud to announce Wash. Sen. Patty Murray will be his VP nominee in the November elections. Yes We Can." But it was not to be. ...
By Friday morning (August 22), most of the big questions had been answered. Barack Obama had picked, but not yet announced, his running mate, and John McCain had gone home (it was anyone's guess as to which home) to contemplate his.
Gates Foundation-funded research is putting war deaths three times higher than conventional ways of counting them. In turn, good data might drive good international politics.