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Sarah Palin's speech tonight will likely be heavy on policy, short on bio. [ Reuters ]
Palin was elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska on a platform of wingnuttery and division. [ New York Times ]
John McCain's aides continue to insist that the Alaska governor was properly vetted (about 20 minutes before they announced her selection). [ Washington Post ]
George W. Bush helped restore luster to his presidential legacy and gave John McCain a boost by staying as far away from the St. Paul convention as possible. [ Wall Street Journal ]
North Korea is reportedly reassembling a nuclear reactor. What awful thing will John McCain say about this to bring us to the brink of nuclear war? [ Reuters ]
The government of the Ukraine is collapsing as prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the one with the braids, joined forces with opposition groups. [ Guardian ]
And somebody shot at the prime minister of Pakistan's motorcade, but the prime minister was fine because he wasn't in it. [ New York Times ]