Ted Kennedy rushed to hospital  —  (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN.  —  Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after spending less …

A Subdued Clinton, and a Subdued Audience  —  JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — On the day Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed by the governor of North Carolina, a supporter gave her a three-foot-long balloon replica of herself, complete with blond hair, black pantsuit and wide pink smile …

Romney Poses Bigger Threat to Obama than McCain  —  The burning question is who close-to-presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will pick as his running mate.  The question is better asked of his GOP foe John McCain.  His vice presidential pick is far more crucial than who Obama picks.

Harkin: McCain too ‘military’  —  Washington, D.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military, “and he has a hard time thinking beyond that,” Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., said Friday.

Obama's Story, Written by Obama  —  Barack Obama was a first-time author and rookie politician embarking upon his first run for public office.  Hermene Hartman was the publisher of N'Digo, a magazine in Chicago aimed at upscale black readers.  As Ms. Hartman tells it, she got a call …

Election 2008: New Mexico Presidential Election  —  New Mexico: Obama 50% McCain 41%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Mexico voters shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 41%.  —  A month ago, Obama had a three-point advantage in the state.

Limbaugh Burned By The Google: Uses 10th Grader's Essay To Attack Obama  —  It's no secret that the right STILL hasn't figured out how to effectively use the internets, so it comes as no surprise that the Grand Poobah of right wing radio talkies <corrected>, Rush Limbaugh …

Bill Moyers Journal: Bombing Iran: Everything Old Is New Again  —  Bill Moyers looks at the parallels between the rhetoric ramping up to the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the aggressive posturing of the White House and their minions against Iran today. … Transcripts below the fold.

‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’  —  Last summer, in Detroit's St. Paul Church of God in Christ, I watched Bill Cosby summon his inner Malcolm X. It was a hot July evening.  Cosby was speaking to an audience of black men dressed in everything from Enyce T-shirts or polos to blazers and ties.

Obama blames Fox News, e-mail for likely loss in Kentucky  —  LEXINGTON, Ky. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting, but said he hopes to have much more time to win over Kentucky voters before the November general election.

A Final NRA Salvo At Obama Mentions Wife, Wright (Updated)  —  Note Updated Obama response below.  —  The NRA convention in Lousville is winding up today.  —  Here's the final broadside against Sen., Barack Obama courtesy of Chris Cox, the NRA's chief lobbyist — officially …

Because Nothing Expresses Patriotism Quite Like A Three Dollar Stars And Stripes Enamel Flag Pin, Mass-Produced For Walmart In A Beijing Sweatshop  —  I am one of those whiny elitists who is sick to death of hearing about whether Barack Obama is wearing a flag pin in his lapel today, and what bearing this might have on his patriotism.