Politics Buzz McCain picked Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as his running mate. A bold move! McCain can now safely count on those three electoral votes from Alaska. Palin’s a reformer who plays well to the cameras, but a state probe into her official conduct — she may have used her clout to fire her ex -brother-in-law from a state trooper’s position — could really backfire.
A clear explanation of how national voting works on election day.
Politics Buzz Barack Obama addresses a crowd of 200,000 in Germany’s capital. The moment was the high water mark of his European tour, and sounded like the ambitious, inclusive foreign policy speech many Europeans (and Americans) have been hoping for.
Politics Buzz The giant inflatable pig with “Obama” emblazoned on it released during Roger Waters’ set at Coachella has been returned. You can read into it as having some sort of symbolic significance, or just chalk it up as another one of Hillary’s dirty campaign tactics.