Will Romney win in Alabama and Mississippi?

And if he does, is it all over? UPDATE: Email from CNN: "Rick Santorum will win the Alabama Republican primary, CNN projects. Newt Ging...

Obama views...

... tornado destruction. And gets criticized for failing to respond to wildfire destruction.

"I don't know how anyone survived."

"We're used to tornadoes here in Tuscaloosa. It's part of growing up. But when you look at the path of destruction that's l...

Why is there Arabic writing on the Google map of Montgomery, Alabama...

... just above the Lagoon Park Golf Course. And why does it disappear when you try to zoom in?

Attacked by Drudge and Malkin, Gwen Ifill breaks an ankle.

1. Drudge , Malkin , etc., lay into Ifill -- the chosen moderator for the VP debate -- because she's got a book coming out about the su...

In anticipation of Friday's debate, the NYT sizes up Obama and McCain.

John M. Broder on Obama: Some of his chief strengths — his facility with words, his wry detachment, his reasoning skills, his youthful cool ...

"She had signed an agreement allowing her to appear in the movie, but she claims that she did not realise how much she would be ridiculed..."

Another in the long line of lawsuits I hope will fail. Cathy Martin, an Alabama etiquette expert, agreed to let [Sacha Baron Cohen, AKA Bor...

"A person should have the right to make their own decision to explore their sexual boundaries outside what some government official says is moral."

Should you really have to leave Alabama to get your sex toys? Or should we celebrate the federal system, where the states are allowed to be...

"Banning cupcakes is almost like an assault on the national identity."

Another school ban, another aggressive health measure. This time they came for the cupcakes. And parents and kids are really mad about it: ...

Theme? America.

No, I'm not doing a theme day here on the blog, although as I set out this morning, I felt I'd left behind three posts that look lik...

"American Idol" -- the results.

The final 2 will be revealed tonight. Over 50 million votes.... Oh, my! It's a one hour results show. How will they pad it out? Okay, th...

"A strange combination of religion, karaoke, and pride."

Why Birmingham, Alabama is at the core of "American Idol."

"American Idol" is really "Southern Idol"... but why?

Some analysis from WaPo writer Neely Tucker. It's not that southerners watch the show more and vote more and vote for their own, Tucker...

Good federalism?

States respond to the Supreme Court's eminent domain case , which left them a lot of leeway in seizing private property, by limiting the...

"My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional."

Ousted FEMA director Michael D. Brown testifies before a House panel today and lays the blame on the governor and the mayor: Brown told the...

"Not acceptable."

I'm glad to see President Bush is beginning to take a tougher stance about the problems with Katrina relief: "A lot of people are ...

"A New York Times reporter is just a blogger who..."

The NYT takes issue with a column by Julie Hilden about copyright problems that might develop with more sophisticated newswriting software...

The new "Idol."

And so, Carrie wins "American Idol." You probably think I'm upset about the outcome, if you've been reading my comments al...

Beware of the man with a cause, a guitar, and a belief in his own way with words.

Michael Newdow -- the man who opposed "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance -- what's he up to these days? Look out, he'...

"American Idol" -- songs of the past few years.

The "theme" tonight is songs of the past few years, and with only six contestants left, we're going to while away the extra mi...