In the News: Nov-04

Obama leads McCain in 5 of 8 key states - 4 Nov 2008 at 2:26pm - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in five of eight key battleground states as Americans prepare to vote in the White House race, according to a series of Reuters/Zogby polls released on Tuesday.

The '08 Campaign: Sea Change for Politics as We Know It - 4 Nov 2008 at 2:28pm - The 2008 election has upended how presidential campaigns are fought, a fact almost lost amid the battle.

Iraq VP proposes referendum on U.S. security pact - Tue Nov 4, 2008 12:25pm EST - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An agreement allowing U.S. forces to stay in Iraq for three years should be put to the public in a referendum, Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president said on Tuesday.

Thought for the day:
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. -Sun-tzu (~400 BC), The Art of War