Phil de Vellis, aka ParkRidge47: I Made the "Vote Different" Ad  —  Hi.  I'm Phil.  I did it.  And I'm proud of it.  —  I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.

Our Statement On The 1984 Video  —  Statement from Thomas Gensemer, Managing Director, Blue State Digital  —  This afternoon, an employee at our firm, Phillip de Vellis, received a call from Arianna Huffington of "The Huffington Post" regarding the "1984" video currently circulating online.

Edwards plans news conference after visiting doctor with his wife  —  Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards accompanied his wife, Elizabeth, who has been treated for breast cancer, on a doctor's visit Wednesday.  His campaign said they would hold a news conference in their hometown Thursday to discuss her health.

About Cathy Seipp  —  On Monday, her daughter Maia sent the e-mail that Cathy Seipp's friends and readers have long been dreading.  Her mother was in the hospital, her lungs had collapsed, the doctors were trying to make her comfortable, she was passing peacefully.

Catherine Seipp, 49; critic took on Times  —  Catherine Seipp, a writer and media critic who became known in the 1990s for her pointed coverage of the Los Angeles Times in Buzz magazine, has died.  She was 49.  —  Seipp, a nonsmoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago …

Cathy Seipp, RIP  —  Since Cathy Seipp was the freelancers' patron saint of recycling useful personal anecdotes, I'll rehash the following, about how I first met one of L.A.'s most important and entertaining journalists, who finally died at age 49 this afternoon after beating the odds on lung cancer for more than five years.

Gore Implores Congress to Save Planet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Gore, who has reversed his political fortunes to become a potential contender in the 2008 presidential race, made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday in an appeal for an even more dramatic rescue—saving the planet.