In the News...

• The New York Times writes about the very real possibility of Nebraska splitting its electoral votes due to the popularity of Obama in the Omaha region of the state.
• Remember the media report that Gov. Palin thought that Africa was a country and not a continent? It turns out that the story was a hoax; a really elaborate hoax.
• Want a job in the Obama administration? Just fill out this 63 question application.
• Timothy Noah explores polling results that show Obama didn't win the white vote, and why it wasn't just in the South.