Hillary gets stiffed  —  There's one Democrat who would seem to have little or no chance of being picked by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to be his running mate - his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).  —  But it's not for the reason you think.

Obama is hours away from naming running mate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist.  —  Democratic officials say that Edwards was one of the few Democrats whose background …

Exclusive: Obama's lost law review article  —  As president of the Harvard Law Review and a law professor in Chicago, Senator Barack Obama refined his legal thinking, but left a scant paper trail.  His name doesn't appear on any legal scholarship.  —  But an unsigned — and previously unattributed …

MCCAIN'S PROPERTIES.  —  Given the various numbers floating about, it might be useful to have a clear description of what we know McCain owns.  This is trickier than it looks: The McCains have a variety of limited liability companies and family trusts (just like normal people!) …

Romney veep speculation swirls  —  Mark Halperin set off tremors in the political world last night by reporting via two Republicans that John McCain had settled on Mitt Romney to be his running mate.  —  Top sources in McCainworld, though, say this morning that no final decision has been made.

Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife's Employer  —  A few years ago, executives at the prestigious University of Chicago Medical Center were concerned that an increasing number of patients were arriving at their emergency room with what the executives considered to be non-urgent complaints.

I'm sorry.  —  Obama Names Musician Rick Astley as Running Mate  —  Self-proclaimed “greatest prank evar” required 18 months, $390 million in prep work  —  Springfield, IL - August 23, 2008 - In front of a cheering crowd as well as in a text message to over three million anxious supporters …

Lasting Influences  —  Though Obama Had to Leave to Find Himself, It Is Hawaii That Made His Rise Possible  —  On weekday mornings as a teenager, Barry Obama left his grandparents' apartment on the 10th floor of the 12-story high-rise at 1617 South Beretania, a mile and half above Waikiki Beach …

The right and men who live off their second wives' inherited wealth  —  What's most notable about John McCain's confusion over the number of homes he owns isn't merely that it demonstrates that, after running his campaign based on depicting Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and himself …

Source: Obama calls Veep runner-ups  —  (CNN) - Sen. Barack Obama called some people on his short-list for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as running mate, a highly placed Democratic party source told CNN.  —  The source did not say which people got the call.

A Pavlovian Response  —  We didn't have to wait long for the much anticipated morally-equivalent message from Barack Obama: “We've got to send a clear message to Russia and unify our allies.  They can't charge into other countries.  Of course it helps if we are leading by example on that point.”

Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is Constitutionally Ineligible for the Presidency  —  A prominent Philadelphia attorney and Hillary Clinton supporter filed suit this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama …