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Tomorrow is the big day, Obama's speech in Berlin is scheduled for about 7PM which would be about 12PM Central time. Given the time it'll play in the US, and the fact that Obama is no stranger to large crowds (and its hard to capture the difference between a half million Germans and 75K Oregonians in a tight camera shot), I'm not sure there'll be much effect on American politics.

They buy it.

BAGHDAD - It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally.

Zogby declares Barack Obama way ahead in the electoral tally. Of course, the poll also has Bob Barr at 6%.

Not everyone is looking forward to Tennessee’s coming switch back to paper ballots:

Although the state will pay for the new equipment Collins still considers it to be wasteful in a time when the state needs to tighten the budget.“

From AP:

Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate...

There’s math and then there’s the Associated Press.

Ok already with all of the questions. Here is the tally of Ebay's Boycott Day. There were 5 people with their accounts loaded with auctions , ending on Boycott Day. That's 500 auctions being watched. Only 15 % of those 500 received bids. So , there you have it people. Ebay was losing , because their sellers were oozing money in fees , instead of making money to feed those fees.

The Democratic National Committee has decided to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida–although giving each of them only half a vote. This will probably be the final nail in the coffin of the Hillary Clinton campaign:

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I just signed up to run a 5k race. Which turns out to be something like 3.1 miles. Which is probably more than the grand total that I’ve run since high school. But I’m going to do it.

And I need your help.