Ralph Nader will bring his Independent "Shift the Power" presidential campaign to North Carolina, Sat. July 12, with a 7 p.m. news conference and a 7:30 p.m. Nader/Gonzalez campaign rally, both to be held at St. Mary's School, Pittman Auditorium, 900 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, N.C. 27603.

The RNC has launched a ten day, $3 million campaign ad, aimed at attacking Barack Obama on his energy stances. The ad launched during the Saturday night baseball games and will be shown in the key swing states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Barack Obama's vetting team started asking potential running mates for information and documents to vet through for Obama to choose who he wishes on the ticket with him. Jim Webb refused, stating he did not want the position.

"Hillraisers" are backers that have raised at least $100,000 for the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Wall Street Journal reports that about two dozen of them are planning to meet with an avid John McCain supporter. A similar meeting occurred last month.

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama told reporters Saturday he remains committed to ending the war in Iraq.

This week, the media continued to bend over backwards to repeat whatever narrative John McCain wants them to. He even refurnished his airplane with a VIP section for the most obedient reporters.

A new poll conducted by Scientists and Engineers for America indicates an overwhelming majority of voters prefer candidates who support research into science and technology, with emphasis on the three E's: education, environment, and energy.

De facto Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has rapidly picked up support from women voters in the wake of Hillary Clinton's withdrawal from the campaign, according to a poll out.

Over at Crooked Timber, Michael Bérubé has an excellent article up which looks at the disability policies of the presidential candidates. What's the bottom line?

Last week I was at a dinner with a former national political reporter who was telling stories about John McCain's volcanic temper.

Democratic party is filing a suit with district court saying that John McCain has broken the campaign finance law by going over the spending limits.

In Second "NC Ask Me" Ad Clinton Answers, "What Are Your Plans on Reducing the Rising Cost of Gas?"