Offering to "stand aside for [his] party and [his] country", Mitt Romney has dropped out of the presidential race. With Romney out of the way, what else must McCain do to lure more conservatives to his camp?
After a two-month delay, the space shuttle Atlantis finally took off despite sketchy weather in Florida today.
Europe's main election watchdog has declared it will be boycotting Russia's upcoming presidential elections due to impositions imposed by the government in Moscow. In what has been a contemptuous game of threats and concessions between Moscow and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Moscow seems to be on the losing end.
Militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan region have called a truce and announced their willingness to enter peace talks. BBC's correspondents in the region report that fighting has stopped, but it's unclear whether fighting has stopped as a result of the ceasefire, due to heavy snowfall or out of the militants' need to regroup before future attacks.
Backing US Secretary of State Rice's efforts on a surprise visit to Afghanistan to drum up NATO support for peace-keeping efforts, NATO Secretary General Jaap do Hoop Scheffer argued for Afghanistan's central role in the international "war on terror" during a NATO defense ministers' meeting in Lithuania. Without increased efforts from member nations, the West may be at risk for future attacks, he claims, but not all member states agree.
"The contours of the presidential race now look nothing like those generally predicted on cable news, on the Internet and in print in the year before the casting of the first votes." With Clinton and Obama claiming minor victories in light of Super Tuesday's results, it seems the only thing that can be certain after the votes are cast is that voter behavior is more complex than those aesthetically pleasing graphics on CNN lead one to believe.
The Clintons are making use of all available family ties. Still refusing to talk to the press, Chelsea Clinton is now campaigning on her mother's behalf. I understand Bill's desire to return to the life-style of White House living, but I don't think the same can be said for Chelsea. Does she really want to revert to that gawky, girlish figure who inhabited the White House under her parents' watchful eye?
The Senate may be close to reaching a deal on the Stimulus Plan.
And in case your eyes are glazing over after too many hours staring at the computer screen, here's an interesting way to tolerate bad hotel wall decorations.
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