Bloomberg won’t run for president
Not really news, but MSNBC apparently thinks so. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's name had been thrown around for a while, as he was considering running as an independent candidate for president. But now that the top nominees have become clear, there is no place for another mostly liberal candidate. Being the successful business man that he is, I'm sure he doesn't want to waste millions of his own dollars to fund a dead campaign.

McCain, Obama in heated exchange over Iraq
The two candidates argued about the presence of Al Qaeda in Iraq.