Obama and McCain: The Stakes Are Too Huge for 'Civil' Politics | Election 2008 | AlterNet {...}

Madeleine Bunting: Tories are masters of zombie politics: full of concern and bereft of policies | Comment is free | The Guardian {...} Madeleine Bunting: Cameron and co have hit upon the Labour jugular, but on these crucial social issues they offer emoting instead of substance {...}

Joe Biden: Pretty Good Politics, and a Mixed Bag on Policy | Election 2008 | AlterNet {...}

Media Matters - CNN claims "Chicago-style politics" in Obama's signature challenges in state Senate race -- while ignoring McCain's Arizona-style politics {...} In a special report on Sen. Barack Obama, referring to Obama's challenges to signatures on his opponents' nominating petitions during his 1996 run for the Illinois state Senate, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux described Obama as "an avid student of Chicago-style politics" and aired remarks by a Chicago reporter calling the practice "cutthroat." But CNN's special on Sen. John McCain made no mention of McCain's reported petition challenges in at least two U.S. Senate races, aired no one labeling McCain "cutthroat" for those challenges, or at any point pronounced McCain an avid student of Arizona-style politics for those challenges. {...}

BBC NEWS | Africa | Gaddafi son retires from politics {...} The son of Libya's leader, seen as a possible successor, says he is retiring from political life. {...}

Fahrenheit 911 (and a half): FOXNews.com - Politics - Al Gore Airlifts Evacuees {...}

BBC NEWS | Business | Georgia falls victim to pipeline politics {...} Georgia may find it difficult to attract investment to build more oil and gas pipelines through the country. {...}

Krugman: GOP Is the Party for Fools | Election 2008 | AlterNet {...}

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies | Movie Mix | AlterNet {...}

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies | AlterNet {...}