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Palin's Tax Hike?

Palin exploded her state's coffers by imposing a windfall profits tax on the oil companies ... sort of — no, exactly — like the proposal Barack Obama has made and John McCain has attacked. Read more

Real Clear Politics

Statement From Hillary

Short and sweet. Read more

World

The Middle East Blog

Is Biden Smart on the Middle East?

The vice-presidential candidate is experienced, but his Beltway mind-set won't solve the region's problems Read more

The China Blog

In China's Restive West, the Violence Continues

This report, from Kashgar, comes from Radio Free Asia. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

Sarah Palin and All That Campaign Nonsense About 'Experience'

By choosing a woman less than two years into her first term as Alaska governor, who just six years ago was mayor of a town of 6,000 (or so), McCain raises some interesting questions about political experience. Read more

Work in Progress

Baby Cullen's C.V.

Goal: Week-old baby seeks position requiring no particular skills. Read more

Nerd World

The Greatest Video Game Ad of the Year

I'm starting to feel like the video game ad is an underrated medium. Yeah, most of them are forgettable. What do you want, they're ads. But sometimes you see one that just rips off your head and thrusts its awesomeness down your neck. Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

In Summ(er)ation

The best of summer TV 2008. The worst of summer TV 2008. Go. Read more

Looking Around

No Labor Day

At least no labor for me — I'm taking today off. Back Tuesday. Meanwhile I've left a pair of Courbet workers to take my place. Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

A Texas delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.View more

This would be a good time for an enterprising columnist to call up Wesley Clark, and say, "You know, you were sorta right about this, weren't you? That the POW thing isn't really relevant to every instance of judgment or ability?"

• - Posted by jayackroyd on Swampland in response to Ana Marie Cox's "Don't Know Much"